Egypt and the Nile River

The Nile River

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Delta

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Lower Egypt (Northern Egypt)

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Upper Egypt (Southern Egypt)

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Shadoof

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Nilometer

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Pharaoh

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

Menes

-lies "upper," or upstream on the river

-a special staircase with carefully measured steps -used so the Egyptians could measure the height of the flood waters

-used to lift water out of the canals and onto farmer's fields

-very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water

-what the Egyptian rulers were called

-lies "lower," or downstream on the river

-the world's longest river -flows through Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt -empties into the Mediterranean Sea -in April when it's at its lowest point, it soon would flood most of Egypt

-king of Upper Egypt who defeated Lower Egypt's king in 3100 B.C. -later became the first pharaoh

The Old Kingdom

-the time when Egypt's early pharaohs worked to build unity in the country -lasted from 2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C.

-a kingdom that was very old

Isis

-Egypt's most important goddess -mother of Horus -kept the Egyptians from sickness and harm

-a Greek god who kept Greeks from getting hurt

Hieroglyphics

-a way of organizing people so some have more power than others

-the Great Pyramid was built for him in 2600 B.C. -was a pharaoh

-a writing system developed by Egyptians before Egypt was unified -used picture-signs instead of letters

-ruled around 2780 B.C. -the first pyramid was built for him -his pyramid was stepped and did not have smooth sides like most others

Khufu

-a way of organizing people so some have more power than others

-the Great Pyramid was built for him in 2600 B.C. -was a pharaoh

-a writing system developed by Egyptians before Egypt was unified -used picture-signs instead of letters

-ruled around 2780 B.C. -the first pyramid was built for him -his pyramid was stepped and did not have smooth sides like most others

Zoser

-a way of organizing people so some have more power than others

-the Great Pyramid was built for him in 2600 B.C. -was a pharaoh

-a writing system developed by Egyptians before Egypt was unified -used picture-signs instead of letters

-ruled around 2780 B.C. -the first pyramid was built for him -his pyramid was stepped and did not have smooth sides like most others

Social Pyramid

-a way of organizing people so some have more power than others

-the Great Pyramid was built for him in 2600 B.C. -was a pharaoh

-a writing system developed by Egyptians before Egypt was unified -used picture-signs instead of letters

-ruled around 2780 B.C. -the first pyramid was built for him -his pyramid was stepped and did not have smooth sides like most others

Egypt and the Nile River

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