1. Egypt
“The Gift of the Nile”

2. “Gift of the Nile” Video

3. Nile River

4. Nile River From Space

5. Nile River
Most Egyptians lived near the Nile as it provided water, food, transportation and excellent soil for growing food.
Ancient Egypt could not have
existed without the river Nile.
Since rainfall is almost non-existent
in Egypt, the floods provided the
only source of moisture to sustain
crops. The floods also left behind
Valuable “silt” that helped replenish
the fields.

6. Facts About the Nile River
Length
4,184 miles
2 Sources
Lake Victoria, Uganda (White Nile); Lake Tana, Ethiopia (Blue Nile)
Mouth
Mediterranean Sea, off Egypt
Countries Flows Through
Egypt, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi
Name Origin
Greek word Nelios, which means "River Valley"

7. Nile Delta
Located in northern Egypt where the Nile River spreads out and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
240 km of coastline, 106 km in length
Rich agricultural region
Most fertile soil in Africa

8. Floodplain
The low strip of fertile land located on either side of the Nile River
The river flooded during the annual inundation
When the inundation subsided, it left the earth soaked and overlaid with a fresh layer of black silt.
Most of the farming occurred here

9. Ancient Egyptians Video

11. Pyramids Pyramids were tombs for the kings.
The Egyptians believed that if the
pharaoh's body could be mummified after death the pharaoh would live forever. The tombs were designed to protect the buried Pharaoh's body and his belongings.

13. Social Classes PHARAOH Earthly leader; considered a god2
Social Classes
PHARAOH
Earthly leader; considered a god
HIGH PRIESTS AND PRIESTESSES
Served gods and goddesses
NOBLES
Fought pharaoh’s wars
MERCHANTS, SCRIBES, AND ARTISANS
Made furniture, jewelry, and fabrics for
pharaohs and nobles, and provided for other needs
PEASANT FARMERS AND SLAVES
Worked in the fields and served the pharaoh

14. Egyptian Gifts’: Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics is the picture writing used in ancient Egypt. The word hieroglyphics is made up of two Greek words - hieros, which means sacred, and glyph, which means carving.
The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing system consists of several hundred picture signs. The signs can be divided into two classes, phonograms and ideograms

15. Phonograms represent sounds, much as alphabet letters do
Phonograms represent sounds, much as alphabet letters do. Ideograms are signs that represent whole words or concepts.

16. Egyptian Gifts’: Paper
Making paper from papyrus

17. Religion: Polytheistic
Belief that many gods and goddesses ruled the world and the afterlife Amon-Re: sun god Osiris: god of the underworld and of the Nile
The pharaoh was believed to be a god as well as a ruler
Falcon Headed Sun God

18. VENN Diagram Comparing Modern Americans and Ancient Egyptians
Comparing Modern Americans and Ancient Egyptians
VENN Diagram
Modern Americans
Ancient Egyptians