The Egyptian CivilizationNile River Valley: land surrounding the Nile river
Nile River: longest river in the world. flows north Blue & White Nile Rivers: 2 rivers that create the Nile river Cataracts: rocks and cliffs that form the white water rapids of the Nile Delta: a triangle shaped area of land that meets the nile river in the north Sahara: Largest dessert in the world Red Land: Dessert in Egypt Black Land: Fertile Land in Egypt Papyrus: a reed grass that grows along the Nile Hieroglyphics: Early Egyptian writing Rosetta Stone: allowed historians to decipher hieroglyphics Narmer: United Egypt Upper Egypt: south Egypt Lower Egypt: north Egypt Dynasty: Family of rulers |
EQ: How did the Egyptian civilization develop? The Egyptian civilization developed because they did not go into many wars. they flourished through trading and only defending their land. They're great understanding on mathematics also had a great affect on how they developed
Problems: Transporting water from the Nile to cities not bordering it. Solution: Shadoofs were invented to carry water up hills, and great distances for cities to use. What i have learned from the Irrigation problem is that not everything is going to be perfect and sometimes you have to try a little harder to make it work. |