Ch 3 Ancient Egypt & Nubia
History of Our World 13/14
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Section 1 The Geography of the Nile pg 68
1. What did the Greek historian Herodotus, known as the Father of History, write about Egypt?
2. What was the basic truth about Egypt?
The Course of the Nile River
3. The Nile is the world’s _________________ river.
On which continent is Egypt found? ________________
4. What directions does the Nile flow?
5. What are the 2 sources of the Nile?
6. What kind of land does the Nile flow through?
7. What was Nubia?
8. What is a cataract?
How many does the Nile have?
9. At the end of the Nile is a delta.
What is a delta?
10. Why is the Nile delta important?
11. What did the Nile bring every spring?
12. Define silt
13. What protected Egypt from foreign attacks?
The Growth of Communities and Trade along the Nile
14. Where were Egypt’s early farming communities?
15. If the Egyptians needed water for crops __________________ was used.
 Background Info
The shadouf was not the only aid to irrigation in ancient Egypt. Egyptians also invented a
more complex device. The forked part of a tree was cut and made into a center post. It
was connected to a set of waterwheels placed in an irrigation ditch. Two yoked cattle were
tied to the center post. Blindfolded, they walked in an endless circle, turning the center post
that powered the waterwheels to drive water from one ditch to another.
16. The waters of the Nile were not only used for faming but also for __________.
The Nile could be called a “highway of ___________’.
Section 1 The Geography of the Nile pg 68
What did the Greek historian Herodotus, known as the Father of
History, write about Egypt?
EGYPT IS THE GIFT OF THE NILE
1.
2. What was the basic truth about Egypt? THERE WOULD BE NO
EGYPT
WITHOUT THE NILE
The Course of the Nile River
3. The Nile is the world’s LONGEST river.
On which continent is Egypt found? AFRICA
1. Nile River - Africa - 4,160 miles
2. Amazon River - South America - 4,049 miles
3. Yangtze River - Asia - 3,964 miles
4. Mississippi-Missouri River System* - North America - 3,709 miles
5. Ob-Irtysh Rivers - Asia - 3,459 miles
4. What directions does the Nile flow? SOUTH TO NORTH
5. What are the 2 sources of the Nile? BLUE AND WHITE
6. What kind of land does the Nile flow through? DESERT
7. What was Nubia?
ANCIENT REGION ALONG THE NILE
8. What is a cataract? ROCK FILLED RAPIDS
How many does the Nile have?
9. At the end of the Nile is a delta.
MOUTH
OF A RIVER
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What is a delta? PLAIN AT THE
10. Why is the Nile delta important? CONTAINS VERY FERTILE
FARMLAND
11. What did the Nile bring every spring? FLOODWATERS WITH
SILT
12. Define silt FINE SOIL FOUND ON RIVER BOTTOMS
13. What protected Egypt from foreign attacks?
THE DESERT
HOT SANDS OF
The Growth of Communities and Trade along the Nile
14. Where were Egypt’s early farming communities?
VALLEY
REGIONS OF THE NILE
DELTA &
15. If the Egyptians needed water for crops IRRIGATON was used.
16. The waters of the Nile were not only used for faming but also for
TRANSPORTATION
------ FISHING & HUNTING.
The Nile could be called a “highway of TRADE”.