World Civ- Egypt (FIRST 3 PAGES!)

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The most popular river

Nile
How long is the Nile

4,100 miles
where does the Nile start ?

Northward Africa
rapids caused by narrow cliffs and fallen rocks

cataracts
What do the cataracts divide?

upper and lower Egypt
land between med sea and beginning of Nile Delta

lower egypt
when do deltas form

when the sea level is the same
land between beginning of delta and first cataract

upper egypt
what is the nile used for

travel and transportation
deserts provide

protection
west of egypt

libyan desert
east of egypt (red sea)

arabian desert
Menes unite upper and lower egypt when ?

3100 B.C. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
established what capital

memphis
first in a series of strong leaders

dynast
egyptian kings

pharaohs
what did pharaohs control

government, army, religion, and nature
eternal spirit

ka
pharaohs ruled even when they were

dead
pharaohs were buried with....

everything they need in the afterlife
when were most pyramids built

old kingdom
how many pyramids still stand today

80
the first illness was a period of
- lawlessness
- famine
- war
strong kings restored

law and order
the new capital was

thebes
built between red sea and nile river

canal
built to trap nile flood waters from irrigation

dikes
swamps were

to drain water from farmland
common people believed they could

go to the afterlife
invaders from the uplands

hyksos
where did the invaders come from and what were the riding

isthmus and suez, they came over on horse drawn chariots
what did the egyptians learn from the hyksos
- how to shoot arrows from horse drawn chariot
- make bronze
- spinning and weaving
ahhotep

a queen who drove the hyksos out of egypt
Nile flows

north
prevailing winds blow

south
what month did it always flood and what did it bring?

july, and rich soil for growing crops

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World Civ- Egypt (FIRST 3 PAGES!)

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2010-10-18T23:29:43Z

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