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| The _______ is the world's largest river. It is over 3500 miles long and runs through Eastern _________. |
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| ____________ are rapids, waterfall areas along the Nile that made it impossible for ships to flow __________. |
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| Southern Egypt is known as ________ Egypt because the Nile flows ________ from the Mediterranean Sea. |
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| Further North is ____________ Egypt, where it slows down and fans out into many streams and marshy areas. |
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| A _____________ shaped area of fertile soil located at the mouth of the Nile is known as the _________________. |
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| ____________________ of the Nile allow the banks of the Nile to become rich, dark, and ________________. Egyptians called these areas the ______________ Land, and it is great for farming. |
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| flooding / fertile / Black |
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| Further from the Nile are vast deserts with hot, burning ______________. The Egyptians called this area the __________ Land. |
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Papyrus
Mud (brick, pots)
Travel
Farming
Copper, Gold
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Indundation = Flood
Shait |
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July - October
- not much farm work
- other jobs (building projects for Pharaohs)
- Nilometers - were marked
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| measuring device used to help predict the height of flood water |
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Planting and Growing
Piruit |
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November - April
- plant crops
- use shaduf (irrigation) to water crops
- care for plants
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May - June
- crops are gathered by entire family
- feasts planned
- taxes are paid
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| The three seasons of the Nile |
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