Vocabulary: 1.)Nile River Valley- area of land around Nile River 2.)Nile River- flows through the Nile River Valley; longest river in the world; flow north 3.)Blue & White Nile Rivers- The 2 river that start the Nile River 4.)Cataracts- rocks and cliffs that form "Whitewater Rapids" in the Nile River 5.)Delta- A triangle shaped areas of land found at the end of the Nile River where it meets the Mediterranean Sea 6.)Sahara- Found to the west of the Nile River; Largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west 7.)"Red Land"- Name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile. 8.)"Black Land"- Name of the area of Egypt that was fertile because of the Nile River flooding 9.)a reed plant- that s grows along the Nile; used to make paper 10.)Hieroglyphics- Egyptian writing system 11.)Rosetta Stone- allowed historians to interpret the Hieroglyphics 11.)Narmer- Credited with UNITING EGYPT 12.)Upper Egypt- Southern part of Egypt 13.)Lower Egypt- Northern part of Egypt 14.)Dynasty- family of rulers
EQ: How did Egyptian Civilization Develop?
The Empire began to decline as other strong civilization came to power 1200 B.C. - invaded by the “people of the Sea” and later invaded and conquered by Assyrians in 671 B.C.; 520 B.C. Persians took over
Problem and Solution: Problem: The Dust Bowl happened in the 1930`s. It was a terrible drought. There was very little rainfall and not many bodies of water. It was very hot. thus causing a lot of crops to die. Solution: Farmers were able to get other jobs and the Government gave farmers money to help with their crops. Some people moved west.