Down the Nile
Map of Ancient Egypt |
Map of Modern Egypt |
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CEE Paragraph #1: How did geography impact the ancient Egyptians?
Geographical features impacted the Egyptians because of their climate, the Nile River, and their resources. On page 118 in our social studies textbook, it states, "The harsh desert acted as a barrier to keep out enemies." Since Egypt was so hot, enemies couldn't travel that long of a distance to the Nile without water. Living in the desert, but having a good water source was an advantage to living in the desert. The Nile river didn't just provide water, but it provided food! On page 151, it says, "The Nile provided so well for Egyptians that sometimes they had surpluses, or more goods then they needed." The Nile was a gift to the Egyptians. It was a good way to travel, it provided food, and it brought an unlimited supply of water to Egypt. Page 150 tells us that the ancient Egyptians struggled to mine minerals because they were very hidden, such as copper, iron and bronze that were located inside the desert mountains, or it was just miserable work for them. Also, in the map above (Resource Map of Egypt), it shows that there were lots of materials in their area. The textbook said how they had lots of good resources such as copper, gold and iron and the map shows how much of the materials they have. Since they have plenty of good, strong resources, if enemies can attack, they'll be ready. All of the natural features have shaped ancient Egypt and made them successful such as the Nile river, the minerals, and their climate had made Egypt into a strong, powerful place.
Geographical features impacted the Egyptians because of their climate, the Nile River, and their resources. On page 118 in our social studies textbook, it states, "The harsh desert acted as a barrier to keep out enemies." Since Egypt was so hot, enemies couldn't travel that long of a distance to the Nile without water. Living in the desert, but having a good water source was an advantage to living in the desert. The Nile river didn't just provide water, but it provided food! On page 151, it says, "The Nile provided so well for Egyptians that sometimes they had surpluses, or more goods then they needed." The Nile was a gift to the Egyptians. It was a good way to travel, it provided food, and it brought an unlimited supply of water to Egypt. Page 150 tells us that the ancient Egyptians struggled to mine minerals because they were very hidden, such as copper, iron and bronze that were located inside the desert mountains, or it was just miserable work for them. Also, in the map above (Resource Map of Egypt), it shows that there were lots of materials in their area. The textbook said how they had lots of good resources such as copper, gold and iron and the map shows how much of the materials they have. Since they have plenty of good, strong resources, if enemies can attack, they'll be ready. All of the natural features have shaped ancient Egypt and made them successful such as the Nile river, the minerals, and their climate had made Egypt into a strong, powerful place.
CEE Paragraph #2: How did the geography of ancient Egypt help agriculture develop?
The Nile river and Egypt's resources helped agriculture develop. On page 147, it states, "The floods [from the Nile] deposited rich soil along the Nile's shores. This soil was fertile, which means it was good for growing crops." The rich, fertile soil helped Egypt grow good crops. The rich soil produced good strong crops and it gave the Egyptians a surplus (extra) food. On page 149, it says that they would dig canals from the Nile to drier areas. Using these techniques, they could make larger areas to farm since they could have the water travel down the land. Plus, page 149 states, "They used a tool called a shaduf to spread the water across the fields." They needed good resources such as rocks and sticks to build a shaduf. With the help of the Nile and Egypt's resources, Egyptians had a good agriculture. |