February 11, 2015

1 geography

• egypt is centered around the nile river
• it flows from south to north 
• 3 branches of the nile 
• nile is over 4000 miles long 
• this water was very important for Egyptians 
• used water for drinking 
• irrigating 
• bathing
• first people in the world to invent a sailboat 
• every july the river floods 
• every October it leaves rich soil called silt 
• the delta is a marshy triangular area of fertile soil ( the greek letter for d is delta and in the shape of a triangle )
• one most significant break through is irrigation 

2 Pyramids

• the great sphinx of Giza built 2555 - 2532 BC 
• sphinx is a recumbent lion with a human head 
• oldest monument in the world around 4500 years old 

3 Daily Life

• Pharoh - king 
• gov. officials - Nobles & priest -white kilt class 
• soldiers 
• scribes - knew how to write there are not many of them
• merchant- middle class, barter system
• artisan- make stuff 
• farmers - dirty poor