Unit 8_ppt B3
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Ancient Egypt
Kemar Bright
Luke Morgan
Sincere Washington
Vocabulary
Trade Networks:
Import: Goods brought
into a region
Export: Goods taken out
of a region
Trade Routes: The routes
used by the traders
Delta: A landform created
by deposited silt
Pharaoh: The ruler of
Ancient Egypt
Geography
The Egyptians settled
in a location that
included the Nile
River, Nile Delta, Sinai
Peninsula, and the
Sahara Dessert.
Leaders and Important People
The leaders are the
pharaohs. Some
important people
were the people that
were treated like
gods, or were gods.
One pharaoh who’s
tomb was recently
found was King Tut.
Contributions of Civilization
The Egyptians
achieved many
things. One thing they
achieved was
inventing surgery.
They also used
mummification to help
their people move on
to the afterlife.
Conflict
The Egyptians had
conflicts with the
Hittites and the
Nubians. They
struggled with
tsunamis, floods,
earthquakes, and
overgrazing.