Post on 06-Jan-2018
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Egypt, Kush, and Canaan
Environmental Factors in Human Settlement
Egypt--The Gift of the Nile
Egypt was the “bread-basket” of the ancient world
If your people were hungry, you would go to Egypt!
If you were a craftsman and needed work, you would go to Egypt!
If you had expensive goods to sell, you would go to Egypt (they were the ones with the gold, remember)
VOCABULARY
Geography:the physical features of an area
Topography:the surface features of a place or region, such as mountains or deserts
Vegetation:the plant life of a place or region
Delta:an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
Fertilization:adding food and nutrients to the soil
Papyrus:tough water plant used to make paper
Silt: fine particles of rock (clogs up canals and waterways)
Nomads:a person who moves from place to place, with no permanent home
Egypt and Kush --WaterThe Nile
Fresh drinking waterFood source-fish/water birdsTransportationWater for cropsFertilization of crop land by flooding
The MediterraneanEgypt (not Kush)TransportationFood source-fish/water birds
Egypt and Kush- topographyDeserts (Libyan, Arabian, Nubian)
Hot and dryNo vegetationHostile to life
Protected borders from enemies (natural barrier)Nile River valley
Flat land for farmingFertilization of soil/water for growing cropsTransportation
MediterraneanTransportationConnection to the greater ancient world
Egypt and Kush- Vegetation
The Nile River ValleyWater for vegetation
Crops for food and plants for medicine, baskets, tools, paper, rope
Yearly Flooding=rich silt for farming
DesertsNo vegetation/ hostile to life
Canaan - WaterMediterranean Sea
To the westTransportation/traders from other landsWet, fertile plains
Jordan RiverFresh water
Fish Farmland along banks Did not flood/ not as fertile as Nile River Valley
Sea of GalileeFreshwater lake
Fish Fertile land
Canaan -- TopographyPlains, hills, deserts, bodies of waterMountains & deserts hardest to settleCoastal Plains and Jordan River
Good farmland/ waterHilly, dry land
Difficult to grow cropsHerders (not farmers)
grasslands
Canaan- vegetation
Hot, dry climateDiscouraged abundant plant lifeSome light forest, grassland
Jordan RiverMost plentiful vegetation
Questions on back
1.How did Ancient Egyptian settlements benefit from being surrounded by desert?
Egyptian settlements benefited because the desert acted as barriers to invasion
2.Name one element of Egyptian topography
One element is a river valley OROne element is a desert
3.Canaan’s western border was…
Canaan’s western border was the Mediterranean Sea
4.How is the Jordan River is different from the Nile River?
The Jordan River is different from the Nile River because it did not flood regularly, so it was not as fertile. It was also much shorter, and did not have treacherous cataracts.
(cataracts are gigantic, dangerous waterfalls--the Nile has four)
Were the people of Canaan herders or farmers? Why?
The people of Canaan were herders because the land was too hilly and dry for extensive agriculture.
(Note-Canaanites at this time worshiped many of the Mesopotamian gods and practiced human sacrifice.)
Both the Jordan River and the Nile River provided food, water, and transportation to the peoples who lived nearby. The Nile, however, provided more than crops for food; it also provided plants for medicine, baskets, tools, paper, and rope. The Nile flooded regularly, leaving behind silt that fertilized its banks, making it well-suited for farming. Since the Jordan river didn’t flood, the valley wasn’t as fertile, and so its people worked as herders. Both rivers made life possible to the peoples who lived there.
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