Transcript Aim: How did geography shape the world view of Ancient Egypt?

Homework
• H.W. #4 (Egypt Part 2) due tomorrow.
Current events article due Friday.
• Test on Mesopotamia/Egypt Tuesday.
Aim #5: How did geography
shape the world view of Ancient
Egypt?
• Do Now: Read the handout Hymn to the
Nile and answer the two questions on the
back side of the sheet.
I. Geography of Egypt
A. Bordered by:
Mediterranean Sea (North)
Red Sea (East)
B. 95 % desert
C. 5 % oases watered by
the Nile River
I. Geography of Egypt
D. The Nile River
- Longest river in the world
(4,100 miles)
- Flows north, empties into
Mediterranean.
- Annual flooding in
September/October→
deposits silt.
- Divides Egypt into two regions:
Upper Egypt (south→Nile Valley) and
Lower Egypt (north→Nile Delta→most fertile land)
I. Geography of Egypt
E. In what ways can the Nile River help
Egypt to develop as a civilization?:
Egypt:
Mesopotamia:
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Nile River (predictability of
the flooding) →
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Tigris/Euphrates Rivers
(predictability of the
flooding)→
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Natural Boundaries →
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Natural Boundaries →
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View of the Gods →
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View of the Gods →
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How will these factors
influence their ultimate
world view →
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How will these factors
influence their ultimate
world view →