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What are pharohs?
Ancient Kings and Queens
What is Irrigation?
the watering of dry land for planting crops
CAUSE: The land around the Nile produced bountiful harvests of food and resources
EFFECT: Ancient Egyptians made baskets and pottery to store and trade their goods
Where did the ancient Egyptians trade their goods? ***HINT*** it is near a sea
Along the Mediterranean coast
What way does the Nile River flow?
North
What are hieroglyphics?
a way the Ancient Egyptians communicated
What continent is Egypt on?
Africa
What was the land like in Ancient Egypt?
Dry, desert, sandy
What is one invention from ancient Egypt that we still use today?
365 day calendar
What is the area near the Nile River that is the most fertile called?
The Black Lands
What is contribution?
The act of giving or doing something
Why were the pyramids built? ***Hint*** What is inside them?
tombs for the Kings and Queens
How did the Nile River help the ancient Egyptians develop the calendar?
Ancient Egyptians measured a year by the rise and flood of the Nile
What does the word ANCIENT mean?
Very long ago
What famous river is in Egypt?
The Nile River
What is the plant that the Ancient Egyptians used to make paper?
Papyrus
CAUSE: The Nile River flooded once a year leaving fertile soil along its banks
EFFECT: The ancient Egyptians grew a large variety of plants for food and to trade
How did irrigation help the ancient Egyptians?
It moved water inland for farming
Which two seas touch Egypt?
Mediterranean and Red sea
What is a scribe?
A person who copies documents or keeps records
What is an example of Egyptian Architecture?
Pyramids
CAUSE: Ancient Egyptian farmers needed to move water inland to the dry land
EFFECT: Ancient Egyptian farmers invented an irrigation system
What are three ancient Egyptian inventions that help tell time?
Obelisk, Water Clocks, and the 365 day calendar
How was the Nile helpful to the ancient Egyptians?
Used water for drinking, farming, and cooking
What is a civilization?
A group of people who have a strong government as well as art, music, writing, and more