Nile River Nile River Civilization Civilization

EgyptEgyptBy: By:

Ryan, Haylie, Sophie, Eileen, and Nate

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Table of Contents

• Location

• Government

• Religion

• Agriculture

• Cultural & Scientific Contributions

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Location• Nile River; flooded regularly, silt

deposits provided fertile soil. • Flows through Uganda, Sudan,

Egypt, Ethiopia, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi.

• Egypt was and has been called Egypt since declared a country.

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Government

• Monarchy-the government is ruled by one person. (Pharaoh)

• Pharaoh-considered God and king

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Religion

• Magic and mummification creates the afterlife

• Worshipped the Pharaoh and many other gods like Horus, Osiris, Seth, Re, Hathor, Bastet, Maat, Isis, The Devourer

Agriculture

• Wheat, Fruit, Vegetables, Onions, Garlic, Leek, Egyptian lettuce, Radishes, Cabbage, Asparagus, Cucumbers, Lentils, Peas, Grapes, Beans and many spices

• cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, and geese

• irrigation

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Cultural & Scientific Contributions

• Inventions: Black ink, Ox-drawn plows, 365 day calendar, leap year, paper, organized labor, hieroglyphics, sails

• Made clothes from the environment, light weight clothing, linen clothing, kilts and gold jewelry

• mummifying the deadAdd button to move to the previous page.

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Credits

• Graphics: Ryan, Haylie and Nate

• Photographs: Sophie and Eileen

• Information: Haylie, Nate, Ryan, Sophie, and Eileen