Egyptian civilization
EQ: How did the egyptian civilization develop?
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Problem and solution |
The Egyptian civilization developed with many Egyptians using the Nile River as a good source of water for farming. Eventually over time, more and more villages started developing, then civilizations, then kingdoms, and finally empires. Egyptians had a religious belief of there being many gods, and not just one. They also believed their kings, or pharaohs, were living gods and should be worshiped as one.
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Problem: Their main way of writing was hieroglyphics but it was sometimes confusing because not everyone could tell what someone else meant when they wrote.
Solution: Today we have languages with their own alphabet that everyone knows how to read and write and mean the same things. |
Vocabulary
"Black Land"-Name of the area of Egypt that was fertile because of the Nile River flooding
Blue & White Nile Rivers-The 2 river that start the Nile River
Cataracts-rocks and cliffs that form "Whitewater Rapids" in the Nile River
Delta-A triangle shaped areas of land found at the end of the Nile River where it meets the Mediterranean Sea
Dynasty-family of rulers
Hieroglyphics-Egyptian writing system
Lower Egypt-Northern part of Egypt
Narmer-Credited with UNITING EGYPT
Nile River-flows through the Nile River Valley; longest river in the world; flow north
Nile River Valley-area of land around Nile River
Papyrus-a reed plant that s grows along the Nile; used to make paper
"Red Land"-Name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile.
Rosetta Stone-allowed historians to interpret the Hieroglyphics
Sahara-Found to the west of the Nile River; Largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west
Upper Egypt-Southern part of Egypt
Blue & White Nile Rivers-The 2 river that start the Nile River
Cataracts-rocks and cliffs that form "Whitewater Rapids" in the Nile River
Delta-A triangle shaped areas of land found at the end of the Nile River where it meets the Mediterranean Sea
Dynasty-family of rulers
Hieroglyphics-Egyptian writing system
Lower Egypt-Northern part of Egypt
Narmer-Credited with UNITING EGYPT
Nile River-flows through the Nile River Valley; longest river in the world; flow north
Nile River Valley-area of land around Nile River
Papyrus-a reed plant that s grows along the Nile; used to make paper
"Red Land"-Name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile.
Rosetta Stone-allowed historians to interpret the Hieroglyphics
Sahara-Found to the west of the Nile River; Largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west
Upper Egypt-Southern part of Egypt