The Nile
What was the Nile?
A River!!
What is architecture?
The design of buildings
What was their system of writing called?
hieroglyphics
What is an obelisk?
a tall rectangle shape with four sides that comes to a point pyramid shape at the top (like the washington monument)
What does ancient mean?
a long long long time ago (1,000s of years)
What does fertile mean?
rich and healthy soil
What were the main buildings made called?
Pyramids
What are hieroglyphics?
A way of writing using pictures
What two main inventions did they create?
The clock and calendar
Contribution
The act of giving or doing something to achieve a goal
What did the Nile River Contribute?
Papyrus and many other crops used for resources
What tools were used?
ramps, wedges, and levers
Who were scribes?
people who worked for the government and could read and write using hieroglyphics
How many days are in one year on our calendar?
365
Pharaohs
The kings and queens of ancient egypt
Is the Nile River the longest river in the world?
YES
Who was buried in the pyramids?
Pharaohs
What two languages did hieroglyphics come from?
Arabic and Roman
What did they look at every night to become experts with time?
the stars and planets
Papyrus
A type of tall grass that grows on the banks of the Nile River, which was used to make paper
How did people use transportation on the Nile?
Boats!
Why did the pyramids reach towards the sun and moon?
To be close to the gods and godesses
How many hieroglpyhs were there?
3,000!
How did they create the first calendar to track time?
Using the star Sirius and the flooding of the Nile each year
Irrigation
Watering the land to make it ready for planting