TCI Lesson 7 - Ancient Egypt, Kush and Canaan

What type of life did the herders of Canaan live?

A nomadic life.

Papyrus

A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. It was used to make paper.

On what continent can you find the Nile River?

Africa

Where did the people of Canaan settle?

Along the Jordan River.

Where did most people in Ancient Egypt and Kush settle?

Along the Nile River Valley

In Egypt, outside the Nile River Valley is what type of land?

Desert

In what country can you find the Nile River?

Egypt

What type of water did the Nile River contain?

Fresh Water

Who lived in Canaan?

Israelites

How was the Jordan River different from the Nile River?

It did not flood regularly like the Nile River did.

How did the yearly flooding of the Nile River affect the people of Egypt and Kush?

It left silt that improved the soil and helped farming.

How did the desert help the people of Egypt and Kush?

It protected them from invaders.

What was "dead" about the Dead Sea?

It was too salty for any form of life

Which direction does the Nile River flow?

South to North because of the elevation.

Nile River

The world's longest river, which flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea

Of the three environmental factors, topography, water, and vegetation, which is the MOST important?

Water

What are the three environmental factors affected where people settled?

Water, topography and vegetation

Mediterranean Sea

a body of water north of Africa; where the Nile river flows into

Canaan

a land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelite's, from about 1800 to 70 C.E.

Egypt

a nation in northeast Africa, first settled around 3100 B.C.E.

Jordan River

a river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains, south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea

Kush

a society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.

vegetation

the plants that grow in a specific place or region

topography

the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region