CHAPTER 5 , SECTION 1, ANCIENT EGYPT
GUIDED READING NOTES
GEOGRAPHY OF THE NILE
1. The world’s longest river is 4,160 miles long and it is called the ________.
2. The Nile begins near the __________ in Africa and flows_______
to the Mediterranean Sea.
3.
The southern part of the Nile consists of many __________ which are also
known as waterfalls.
4. Heavy rains flood the Nile every ____________. This allows farmers to be
able to predict when to plant their crops.
5. Ancient Egyptians lived in the narrow land on the sides of the Nile. This land
was called the __________ ________ because of the fertile soil.
6. Red land was the __________ which was beyond the fertile region.
7. It was sunny and hot for ________ months of the year.
8. In most of this region there was only_______ inch of rain per year.
9. Why was the Nile River important?
________________________________________________________
LAND OF PLENTY
10. Egyptian farmers watched for ibises to determine when the ________ would
come. An ibises is a ________. Once the water drained the farmers could
________ seeds in the fertile soil.
11. By about 2400 B.C. farmers dug ___________ _______ to carry river water
to the dry areas.
12. They also used a bucket on a lever which is called a __________.
13. The Egyptians were the first to grind wheat into _________ and mix it with
________ and _________ to make bread.
14. Some vegetables grown in Egypt were ___________, __________,
__________, and ____________.
15. Some fruits grown in Egypt were ________, ______,________, and
_____________.
16. The Egyptians were the ________ to weave ________ from the flax plant into
a fabric called _________.
17. Houses were made of _________ made from _______ mixed with _________
_______.
18. They ______ ______ and ________ _______ to make roofs.
19. On hot days they cooked, _______, and ______ outside.
20. How did the Egyptians use the land around the
Nile?_______________________________________________
GEOGRAPHY SHAPES EGYPTIAN LIFE
21. Originally the Egyptians used copper for tools and___________.
Later they learned that ________ was stronger.
22. ________ was the Egyptian name for the area of the upper Nile that had the
richest _______ ______ in Africa.
23. ________, ________, and________ were hidden inside desert mountains in
the hot Sinai Peninsula.
24. ____________ and ________ _______ were two precious stones mined in
Egypt
25. To travel on the river, Egyptians used reed to make _________.
26. To catch fish they used everything from ________ to _________.
27. To travel north with the current travelers used ___________.
28. When traveling south they raised a _________ and let the winds that blew in
that direction push them.
29. Ancient Egypt had no money so they used a method of trade called
_____________.
30. What 5 economic activities developed in Egypt?
_________,_________,__________,___________,__________