CHAPTER 5 , SECTION 1, ANCIENT EGYPT

GUIDED READING NOTES

GEOGRAPHY OF THE NILE

  1. The world’s longest river is 4,160 miles long and it is called the ______.

2. The Nile begins near the ______in Africa and flows______

to the Mediterranean Sea.

  1. The southern part of the Nile consists of many ______which are also known as waterfalls.
  1. Heavy rains flood the Nile every ______. This allows farmers to be able to predict when to plant their crops.
  1. Ancient Egyptians lived in the narrow land on the sides of the Nile. This land was called the ______because of the fertile soil.
  1. Red land was the ______which was beyond the fertile region.
  1. It was sunny and hot for ______months of the year.
  1. In most of this region there was only______inch of rain per year.
  1. Why was the NileRiver important? ______

LAND OF PLENTY

  1. Egyptian farmers watched for ibises to determine when the ______would come. An ibises is a ______. Once the water drained the farmers could ______seeds in the fertile soil.
  1. By about 2400 B.C. farmers dug ______to carry river water to the dry areas.
  1. They also used a bucket on a lever which is called a ______.
  1. The Egyptians were the first to grind wheat into ______and mix it with ______and ______to make bread.
  1. Some vegetables grown in Egypt were ______, ______,

______, and ______.

  1. Some fruits grown in Egypt were ______, ______,______, and ______.
  1. The Egyptians were the ______to weave ______from the flax plant into a fabric called ______.
  1. Houses were made of ______made from ______mixed with ______.
  1. They ______and ______to make roofs.
  1. On hot days they cooked, ______, and ______outside.
  1. How did the Egyptians use the land around the Nile?______

GEOGRAPHY SHAPES EGYPTIAN LIFE

  1. Originally the Egyptians used copper for tools and______.

Later they learned that ______was stronger.

  1. ______was the Egyptian name for the area of the upper Nile that had the richest ______in Africa.
  1. ______,______, and______were hidden inside desert mountains in the hot Sinai Peninsula.
  1. ______and ______were two precious stones mined in Egypt
  1. To travel on the river, Egyptians used reed to make ______.
  1. To catch fish they used everything from ______to ______.
  1. To travel north with the current travelers used ______.
  1. When traveling south they raised a ______and let the winds that blew in that direction push them.
  1. Ancient Egypt had no money so they used a method of trade called ______.
  1. What 5 economic activities developed in Egypt? ______,______,______,______,______