5 themes of geography
Place: What geographic feature was the most important to ancient Egyptians?
The Nile River
Fine soil deposited by water, making land fertile
Silt
intentionally supplying water to land to help crops grow
Irrigation
Like the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians were able to trade because they had a ___________ of crops, or more than they needed
Surplus
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Location: Where in the world is Egypt located
Northwest Africa
Why was there so much silt?
Seasonal floods left by the river
the location where rivers diverse and meet a sea or ocean
Delta
Because Egyptians got everything they needed from the Nile, they most traded for ______________ items
Luxury
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Elaboration
Movement: What are some ways people moved goods, ideas and people from place to place
Boats, Walking, Camels, rafts, The Nile
What device did the Egyptians invent that made it easier to move water to the fields?
A Shadoof
a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used like paper
Papyrus
to bring goods into a country to sell
Import
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"traders brought back copper from Sinai..."
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Human Environment Interaction: How did Ancient Egyptians adapt to the flooding of the Nile?
Built dams and canals
What was the first irrigation method Egyptians used?
Basin Irrigation
a ruler in ancient Egypt
Pharaoh
Lebanon and Nubia
For evidence, what type of punctuation do you use on either side of a quote?
Quotation marks " "
Region: What were the two main divisions of ancient Egypt?
Upper and Lower Egypt
What did they grow that they made linin out of?
Flax
The second in command to the Pharaoh
The Vizier
This queen sent a trade expedition to Punt
Queen Hatshepsut
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What was the impact of trade on Egyptian civilization?
The impact of trade of Egyptian civilization was...
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_______________ impacted trade in Egyptian Civilization