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Egypt
Created byMr. Raponi
ObjectivesStudents will be able to discuss the importance of the Nile River to Egypt.Students will be able to discuss the affect that the Sahara Desert has on the population of Egypt.CULTURE: Hieroglyphics, Mummies, Pyramids, Sphinx, King Tut
Land
The main river of Egypt, known as the
___________________ of Egypt, is the
___________________ which supplies 85% of the country’s water supply.
Egypt has three major land areas.
Nile River Valley Sinai Peninsula Desert Areas
The Nile River From the Sky
The Nile The Nile River is the LONGEST river in the world. It runs for 4,160 miles.
The Nile River spreads out into a broad wedge of farmland called a
_________________, or a triangle-shaped area of land at a river’s mouth.
Sinai Peninsula This section is not
actually in Africa but is a part of Southwestern
________________.
This is an extremely important area that helps to connect Africa to Asia.
Here you will find the
__________________ which helps ships pass from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
Deserts
West of the Nile River is
the ________________ Desert that covers 2/3 of Egypt’s land area.
Just east of the Nile River
lies the _______________ Desert.
Both of these deserts are parts of the largest desert in the world, the
___________________, which is the size of the Unites States of America
Agriculture
Only ______ of Egypt’s land is good for farming and it lies in the fertile Nile River Valley.
Farmers grow vegetables, sugarcane and wheat. However, cotton is their
___________________. (Crops grown specifically to sell)
In 1968, the
______________________ was built to control flooding of the Nile. This has been helpful for the people of the area.
Industry The Aswan High Dam
provides hydroelectric power to Egypt’s industries.
The largest industrial centers are the capital city,
________________ and the seaport Alexandria.
Factories mainly produce food products, textiles, and
______________________, or household goods.
The People Most Egyptians live
within ______________ of the Nile River.
This means that 99% of Egypt’s population lives on only 3.5% of the land.
Cairo, the capital, is a huge city of almost 20 million people and is the largest city in Africa.
City Life
Cairo’s mosques, schools, and universities make it a leading center of the Muslim world.
Egypt was the site of one of the most advanced civilizations in the world. Ancient Egyptians used
_______________________, or written picture symbols.
Mummies Mummies are
a huge part of the history of Egypt, BUT WHAT ARE THEY??
The tomb was robbed twice.
King Tut became King at age 9.
Historians believe he died at age 18 in 1323 BC .
After 3,000 years the tomb was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922.
Government Egypt was heavily
involved in the
__________________________.
Eighteen days of mass protests forced leader Hosni Mubarak to resign in February 2011, after three decades in power.
846 people were killed during the uprising.
Some analysts say Egypt has returned to the kind of police state which the revolution aimed to remove.
The Great Pyramid of Giza built 5,000 years
ago. It is the only one of the ORIGINAL Ancient Wonders of the World
still in existence.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is more than 450
feet tall. The Great Pyramid consists of
more than 2.3 million limestone blocks, each weighing more than 2
tons!
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue lion with a
human head near modern-day Cairo. It is 241 ft long, 20 ft wide, and 66 feet high. It is
thought that the Sphinx was built between 2555
BC to 2532 BC.
He Has Been Staring Out Into The Sahara for 5,000 Years
Ticket To Leave
-Think about what you have just heard. Write down three statements about it on an index card. -Then exchange your responses with a partner.-What were the most frequently mentioned ideas or terms?"