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The early civilization of Egypt developed on what river?
The Nile River
What are cataracts?
fast moving water
Since the Nile River was used for drinking, bathing, and watering crops, what was it also called?
The lifeblood of Egypt
Why was the Nile River Valley ideal for human settlement for hunter-gatherers?
It had fertile land for farming.
The Nile River borders what type of land?
desert
What was papyrus?
a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
Why did the early Egyptians who lived in the northern region of the Nile River Valley call their land Kemet, which means "black land?"
The area had dark, rich soil.
The flooding of the Nile River in Egypt can be described as what?
seasonable and consistent
cataracts
Egyptians farmed during the dry season by using what method?
irrigation
What was papyrus used for?
to make paper
Farmers growing surpluses or extra amounts of food allowed them to do what?
Leave farming and work in other occupations or jobs.
As farming and trade increased it became increasingly important to have an organized what?
government
kingdoms
hieroglyphics
By 4,000B.C., Egypt was made up of what two large kingdoms?
Upper and Lower Egypt
What did Narmer do for the first time in Egypt?
Unify and rule all of Egypt
What is a dynasty?
A line of rulers from one family