mr. roe 6 th grade social studies the nile valley
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Review
You studied early humans and the technology that they invented to make life easier (irrigation, farming, specialization etc…)
You looked at the first civilizations, and realized that much of what they developed are still part of our lives today (writing systems, religions, calendars, government and army organizations etc…)
BIG IDEA (s)
Egyptian civilization begin in the fertile Nile River valley where natural geographical barriers kept invaders out
The Egyptians depended on the Nile River to survive
Egyptian society was divided into social groups based upon wealth and power
3100 B.C., Upper and Lower Egypt were combined into one empire
By the end of this section, you will submit:
Reading Notes (Activity) *Summarize ActivityCornell Notes * Pyramid ActivityCause and Effect ChartIrrigation Organization ChartVocabulary List/DefinitionsMain Idea ListMesopotamian/Egyptian Organization ChartMap ActivityOther Assigned Work (you will be told if there is any)*We will talk about how I want you to submit these towards
the end of the section. Just know that you must keep everything we work on, or you will have to do it again!
Interesting Facts About the Nile
Longest river in the worldFlows to the north, into the Mediterranean
SeaThe Nile allowed Egyptians to make paper
(papyrus) instead of using stone tablets
Timelines
5,000 B.C. Agriculture begins in the Nile Valley
c. 4000 B.C. Egypt is made up of two kingdoms
c. 3100 B.C. Narmer unites Egypt
Settling the Nile
Remember, civilizations (like those in Mesopotamia as well) arose in river valleys
Used the Nile for EVERYTHINGBegins as two separate rivers (The Blue and
the White)Large Cataracts (rapids) form where the two
rivers meet Effect: Ships can only use the last 650
miles of the Nile
A Sheltered Land
Nile looks like a flower, with it’s “petals” being the delta (large fertile land where the river flows into the sea)
Nothing but deserts on both sides of the valley
To the west is the Sahara (your book says the largest desert in the world, but actually, Antarctica is the largest desert in the world)
The deserts were great natural barriers, keeping armies out of Egypt for a long time
Geographic Features
So….To the west and the east of the ancient
Egyptians , there were vast desertsTo the south, there were large cataracts
(prevented enemy ships from coming down the Nile)
To the north, the delta didn’t allow enemy ships to have safe harbors (places where they could launch attacks from)
They had great natural barriers!!!
Cause and Effect
Cause: Ancient Egyptians had great natural barriers
Effect: Egyptians didn’t face many outside threats and could grow and prosper
Cause
Natural Barriers
Effect
No Outside Invaders; Growth and Prosper
Activity
Lets make a list of adjectives that describe the Nile
After, you will write a paragraph about the Nile and share with the class
Similar yet Different
Like Mesopotamia, the Egyptians built their civilization in a river valley
Unlike the Mesopotamians, the Egyptians had frequent friendly interactions with each other
The River People
Egyptians depended on the flooding of the Nile
Floods were more gentle and more consistent than the Tigris or Euphrates flooding
Egyptians called their land “kemet” or “the black land” because of the silt (soil) that was left behind after the flooding
How Can We Understand Hieroglyphs?
Rosetta Stone
Says the same thing in hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Thus, we can translate and learn
This is where we get the term
“Ah, it’s the Rosetta Stone”
A United Egypt
Farming led to a surplus and thus specialization
Specialization meant goods were producedThis led to tradeThere may have been interactions with
Mesopotamia because of trade (and ideas spread, like how to govern!)
Rise of Government
Earliest rulers were village chiefsStrong eventually overpowered the weakNile delta was Lower EgyptTo the south was Upper EgyptIn 3100 B.C., Narmer led armies north and
conquered Lower Egypt (Unification)
Narmer
Wore Double Crown to Symbolize Unification
What do you think this is symbolizing?
•Family ruled after his death=dynasty
Early Egyptian Life
Look at page 163-Who is at the top of the pyramid?
-Who is at the bottom? -Where would a scribe be?
What does this pyramid represent? Why do you think it is shaped like a pyramid?
Where would you like to be if you were an Egyptian?
Partner Reading ActivityStudy Skills: Summarizing Text
Turn to Page 163Read the Section on Egyptian Social ClassesSummarize what you readWhat is the main idea? What supports that
idea?
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