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Geography Nile River: flows north, 4160 miles long, longest river in the world. Egypt part of Sahara Desert. Silt from Nile makes soil fertile. Egyptians use Nile for irrigation, dams, dikes, water storage. Upper Egypt: Southern Egypt, up the Nile (which flows north). Lower Egypt: Northern Egypt, mainly the fertile delta.

Religion Polytheism: Belief in gods in that control nature. Hapi=flood god, Ra=sun god, Osiris=god of afterlife, Horus=sky god Used mummification to preserve body for afterlife. Egyptians believed that kings/pharaohs were living gods that lived forever.

Economy Egyptians grew grains such as wheat and barley. Traded with southwestern Asia, eastern Africa, and eastern Mediterranean. Nile used for transport of resources like grain, papyrus, linen, pottery & gold. Bartered for copper, ebony, iron, and wood, which builders & artisans used. Robbers and pirates made trade dangerous.

Social Class Pharaoh was at top of society. Farmers and unskilled workers made up most of Egypt’s population. Slaves were common and had some rights. Most Egyptians did not live in cities, but along river banks. Women were respected and had rights, but men were more powerful.

Government/Leadership Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt united in 3100 BC. First ever nation-state (people governed together, often united by common

descent and language). 31 total dynasties. Had three distinct eras: Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom Hyksos takes over Upper Egypt. Egypt reunites under his rule. Thutmose III expands Egypt to its largest size. Ramses the Great rules a period of prosperity with stability and expansion. Empire falls around 1075 BC. Achievements World’s first nation-state. Huge pyramids, temples, monuments still survive. Detailed records still survive. Advancement of agriculture. Paper made from Papyrus. Ships built for trade along Nile.

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_______ River: flows north, ________miles long, longest river in the world. Egypt part of ___________ Desert. Silt from Nile makes soil __________. Egyptians use Nile for _________, dams, dikes, water ___________. _________Egypt: _____________Egypt, up the Nile (which flows north). _________Egypt: _____________-Egypt, mainly the fertile delta.

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_______________: Belief in _______ in that control nature. ______=flood god, ___=sun god, ________=god of afterlife, ______=sky god Used _________________ to preserve body for afterlife. Egyptians believed kings/__________were living _______ that lived forever.

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Egyptians grew ____________ such as _________and ____________. Traded with southwestern ______, eastern __________, and eastern

_______________________. Nile used for _______ of resources like grain, papyrus, linen, pottery & gold. Bartered for copper, ebony, iron, and wood, which ___________& ______________

used. Robbers and ____________ made trade dangerous.

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____________ was at top of society. Farmers and unskilled workers made up ________of Egypt’s population. _________were common and had some rights. Most Egyptians did not live in __________, but along river banks. __________ were respected and had rights, but _____ were more powerful.

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Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt united in 3100 BC. First ever ________-state (people ____________together, often __________ by

common __________and _________________). 31 total dynasties. Had three distinct eras: ______Kingdom, _________ Kingdom, ________ Kingdom _________ takes over Upper Egypt. Egypt _____________under his rule. ___________________ expands Egypt to its _____________ size. _____________the Great rules a period of prosperity with stability and expansion. Empire falls around _________ BC.

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World’s first nation-state. Huge _____________, temples, monuments still survive. Detailed ______________still survive. Advancement of ______________. Paper made from _____________. __________ built for trade along Nile.