Egypt: The Ancient WorldEgypt: The Ancient World

Geography and Ancient EgyptGeography and Ancient Egypt

• Egypt is located in Northeast Africa.

• The Nile is the longest river in the world.

• The Nile runs 4000 miles from south to north and empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

• Greek historian Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile.

The Gift of the NileThe Gift of the Nile

• Cataracts are strong rapids in the Nile which made sailing difficult.

• Two-thirds of Egypt's farming took place on the delta.

• A delta is a triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river.

Floods of the NileFloods of the Nile

• Most of Egypt was desert.• The Nile’s floods were

easier to predict than flood in Mesopotamia.

• The Nile flooded upper Egypt in midsummer and lower Egypt in the fall.

• The silt from the Nile made the soil ideal for farming.

• Without floods, people never could have settled in Egypt.

Kings Unify EgyptKings Unify Egypt

• Pharaoh is the title used for rulers of Egypt.

• A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family.

• Menes is considered to be Egypt's first pharaoh.

• Menes unified upper and lower Egypt.

• The first dynasty lasted about 200 years.