The Ancient World Chapter 7

Papyrus

A tough water plant used to make paper and rope in the Nile River valley

Water

Need to drink, bathe, wash things, source of food, transportation

Fertilization

The Nile River made the soil very easy to grow crops in.

Mediterranean Sea

a body of water north of Africa, rich in fish and provided a waterway to other places

diverse

a group of people or elements with obvious differences between one another

Canaan

a land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites, from about 1800 B.C.E. to 70 C.E., had excellent water source (Mediterranean Sea, Sea of Galilee, Jordan River) Most people here were herders instead of farmers.

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 B.C.E.

aspect

one part of something

environmental factor

something that influences or causes a result

Nile River

the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt around 3100 B.C.E., provided fertile land for farming

physical geography

the natural features on Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water

vegetation

the plants of a place or region, this influenced where people lived by eating it, making medicine, baskets, rope, tools, and paper, trees also provided shade

topography

the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place - plains and valleys are beneficial, mountains and deserts are difficult for human settlement