T OWARD C IVILIZATION. D O N OW Take out your drawings of gods and goddesses.
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OBJECTIVES
Essential Question: How did the Nile River support early civilization in ancient Egypt?
1. Summarize your findings of Egyptian gods and goddesses.
2. Summarize and interpret information found in the textbook
3. Recognize the significance of an advanced civilization in Egypt.
QUESTION 1 1. By 3100 B.C., early Egyptians were
developing an advanced civilization in towns along the Nile.
QUESTION 2
A. They built temples as places of worship and stone tombs to hold the bodies of rulers who had died.
B. Early writing appears on these temples and tombs.
C. The Egyptians made pottery on which they painted scenes from their lives.
D. They mined copper for tool-making and gold for decorative art.
QUESTION 5 The Sinai Peninsula was a crossroads for
early Egyptians and traders from southwestern Asia.
QUESTION 6 Trade also took place on the Nile River. This
served as a highway connecting Egyptian settlements. To use this “highway,” Egyptians became expert shipbuilders.
QUESTION 7
At first, Egyptians built their boats from bundles of reeds. Later, they made large sailing ships out of wood from what is now Lebanon.
QUESTION 8 Sails did more than just increase traveling
speed. They also made it possible for ships to sail upstream against the river’s current.
QUESTION 9
This meant that nearly all the Nile, except for the cataracts in Nubia, could be used for travel and trade.
QUESTION 10
Trade and travel made it possible for some towns to grow into cities. Then some of these trade centers emerged as separate cultures and powers.