Egypt
1. Label the following places
2. Draw in…..
on the map of Egypt. Use
text book pg. 75.
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Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Nile River
Nile Delta
Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
Memphis
Thebes
The Old Kingdom
The Middle Kingdom
4.
1. What is a river delta?
(research)
2. Where is the area of the
Nile Delta?
The New Kingdom
3. Color the land green and
3. In which direction does
the Nile flow? Why?
(research)
the water areas blue.
Text
Imagine how difficult it is to grow food in a land that is always hot and dry. The
people of ancient Egypt faced that problem long ago. Egypt is a hot, dry land in Africa. It
gets little rain. The Nile River flows through Egypt. More than 7,000 years ago, people in
Africa learned to use water from the Nile River to grow food. As more people began to
farm together along the Nile, they developed the civilization of ancient Egypt.
Egypt has been called "the gift of the Nile." This is because the Nile River prevented
Egypt from being a huge desert. Without the Nile, people in ancient Egypt would not
have been able to grow crops. The Nile made it possible for the civilization of ancient
Egypt to last thousands of years.
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It is more than 4,150 miles long. Every
summer in ancient Egypt, the Nile flooded the land around it. The floods left fertile soil
on the land near the river. This soil was good for‐ growing food. The farmers planted
after the floods. If there was a lot of water in a flood, they could plant many crops. If
there was not very much water, they planted fewer crops.
1. What is the main idea of this passage?
2. Give this passage a title.
Primary Source!
The ancient Egyptians sang this song about the benefits of the Nile:
“When the [Nile] arises earth rejoices and all men are
glad…. That givest drink to the desert places which are far
from water.”
3. According to the song, what were two effects of the Nile’s rising waters?
Tell them in your own words.
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4. Why is the song a primary source?
5. The ancient Egyptians called their land, “The black land.” Research why?
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The Nile no longer overflows its banks because modern Egyptians built a huge
dam in Aswan. Since 1970, the Aswan High Dam has held back the water that
annually flooded the banks of the Nile River. The dam also provides a reliable flow
of water for Egyptian farmers in the dry season. The people of Egypt are now able
to convert the predictable flow of the Nile into electricity. The Aswan High Dam
initially provided electricity to more than half of the villages along the Nile. The
population of Egypt has grown since then, but the Aswan High Dam still contributes
about fifteen percent of Egypt’s electricity. Unlike oil, the flowing water is
renewable, which means that the river will not run out.
Based on the passage, how is Egypt still the “Gift of the Nile?”
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EGYPT
What is the main idea of this map, in other words what does this map show?