6th Grade - World History - Ancient Egypt - Section 1 - Guided Notes & Vocabulary

family

A Dynasty is when a civilization or kingdom is controlled by a series of rulers that are all from the same _______.

Dynasty

A series of rulers from the same family.

Delta

A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river.

Menes, Upper, control, princess

According to tradition, ______ rose to power in _______ Egypt and unified the two kingdoms by taking ______ of Lower Egypt and by marrying a Lower Egyptian __________.

two, southern, northern

Ancient Egypt included _____ regions, a __________ and a __________ region, that were given their names by their relation to the Nile.

cataracts

At several points, along the Nile River, the tough terrain caused _________, or rapids, to form.

flooding, farming

Biannual __________ of the Nile made _________ possible.

water

Canals were built to carry ______ to fields of wheat, barley, fruits, and vegetables.

farming

Civilization developed along the Nile after people began ________ in this region.

barriers, protection

Deserts, Cataracts along the Nile, and large bodies of water such as the Mediterranean and Red Sea are all natural __________ that provide ___________ to the people of Egypt.

gave, desert

Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile River _____ life to the _______.

Menes

Egypt's first pharaoh. He united upper and lower Egypt.

natural, invade

Egypt's location offered another advantage because it had ________ barriers that made it hard to _________.

The Nile delta is a vast area of fertile farm land created by the deposit of silt from the Nile's flow and floods; it is shaped like a triangle or a fan and ends as the rivers empties into the Mediterranean Sean.

Explain what the delta at the end of the Nile River is like.

People could not have lived in Egypt, most of which is a desert, if it were not for the Nile River providing water to drink and irrigation of crops, fertile soil for farming on a large scale, food sources from the river itself, and trade by way of the river.

Explain why people could not have lived in Egypt if the Nile River was not there.

life

Fertile soil for crops; water for people, animals and irrigation to farms, are several ways that the Nile provides _______ for the people of ancient Egypt.

Egypt was a good place to farm even though it received little rain because the Nile River flooded the delta twice a year, once in summer and the other in fall, depositing rich fertile silt, coating the land and making it ideal for farming.

How was Egypt a good place to farm if it receives only little rainfall?

life

In ancient times, the Nile was the ______ force to Egypt and its people.

1. Grains like wheat and barley 2. Fruits and Vegetables 3. Fish 4. Livestock like Cattle and Sheep 5. Water Fowl such as Ducks, and Geese

List 5 different food items that Egyptians could eat because of the Nile River.

Vast Deserts to the west, Mediterranean & Red Sea to the north, and Dangerous Cataracts

List all of the natural barriers that protect Egypt from invasion.

rain, desert, year, fall

Little _______ fell in the Egyptian ______, but the Nile flooded every _______in the summer and _______.

Northern

Located downriver, in relation to the Nile's flow, Lower Egypt is part of the __________ region.

Southern

Located upriver, in relation to the Nile's flow, Upper Egypt is part of the ____________ region.

dynasty, rulers, family

Menes also founded Egypt's first ________, or series of ________ from the same ________.

first, control, marrying

Menes was able to become Egypt's _____ pharaoh by taking _______ of Lower Egypt and _________ a Lower Egypt princess.

white, red

Menes, after taking control of Lower Egypt, symbolized his leadership and unity of both kingdoms by combining the ______ crown of the Upper Kingdom and the _____ crown of the Lower kingdom; he did this so that all of Egypt knew he was their Pharaoh.

invade

Natural barriers made Egypt hard to _______.

kings

Strong _______ unified all of Egypt.

unified, Egypt

Strong kings _________ all of ________.

Cataracts

Strong rapids and waterfalls along a rivers path.

Nile, farming

The Egyptian civilization developed along the _____ after people began ________ in this region.

life, thrive

The Nile River brought ______ to Egypt and allowed it to _______.

cattle, sheep

The Nile allowed farmers to raise animals such as ______ and ______.

delta, deposited, river

The Nile divided into several branches, forming a ______, a triangular area of land made from soil ___________ by a _______.

longest, 4,000

The Nile is the ________ in the world, with a distance of over _____ miles.

water, fertile

The Nile provided both _______ and ________ soil for farming.

flooding, silt, farming

The Nile's ____________ coated the land around it with a rich _____ that made the soil ideal for __________.

First, 200

The ______ Egyptian Dynasty lasted for about _____ years and extended the Egyptian territory southward along the Nile.

fish, ducks, geese

The river also provided many types of _____ to eat, and hunters trapped ______ and ______.

Upper, Lower

The southern and northern regions of ancient Egypt are also known as _______ Egypt and _______ Egypt.

Pharaoh

The title given to the ruler of Egypt.

fertile, Egypt

The water, ________ soils, and protected setting of the Nile Valley allowed a great civilization to arise in ______ around 3200 BC

Water, Fertile Soil, Natural Barriers

What advantages did Egypt have that allowed ancient civilizations to develop there? List three examples.

The location of 6 well known sets of Cataracts

What are the 6 reds dashes on the attached picture represent?

The green areas all along the Nile River are flood plains, and flood plains are great for farming because of the rich silt deposited.

What are the green areas all along the river in the attached picture, and what are they great for and why?

The six cataracts that separate the southern and northern regions of Egypt.

What are the red arrows indicating on the attached map?

Cataracts are formed when the Nile River's flow is forced through steep cliffs causing the current to become swift and rough, picking up rocks and depositing them in shallow water along the river bed.

What causes cataracts to form?

Egypt

What country or ancient civilization is the red arrow pointing to?

Cataracts are natural barriers along a rivers path such as, rapids and waterfalls; making navigation difficult but, provides protection against invasions.

What is a cataract? The attached map shows six major cataracts that separate the southern and northern regions of Egypt.

The Nile River

What is the name of the main water source that gave rise to ancient Egypt?

The Egyptians were able to farm the lands near the Nile River because every year, the biannual floods deposited "rich" silt all along the banks of the river; this silt provided essential nutrients to the soil which made it ideal for farming.

What made it possible for Egyptians to farm the lands near the Nile River? Answer in a complete sentence.

North

Which direction does Egypt's Nile River Flow?

Menes

Who is believed to start the first dynasty in Egypt?

Egypt is known as the "Gift of the Nile" because in ancient times, the Nile River biannually flooded its banks, creating fertile farm fields for people to plant their crops; without this flooding, Egypt would never have been able to develop or advance the way it has.

Why is Egypt known as the "gift of the Nile"? Answer in a complete sentence.

floods,farmed, Egypt

Without the ________ the Nile provided, people could never have ________ in _______.

Egypt, Nile, life

_______ was called the gift of the Nile because the _____ River gave _____ to the desert

Menes, pharaoh, rulers

_______ was probably Egypt's first ________, the title used by the rulers of Egypt.

Desert, west

_________ in the _____ was too big and harsh to cross.

Cataracts, south

__________ in the Nile made it difficult to invade from the _______.

Mediterranean, Sea

_______________ and Red _____ provided protection from invasion.