LESSON 3.3 Why was the River Nile so important?
LEARNING INTENTION By the end of this lesson you should be able to: • explain the River Nile’s importance to ancient Egyptian farming, transport, defence and religion • compare the Nile’s historical and modern uses.
Tune in SOURCE1 shows the main geographical features and key sites of ancient Egypt. 1. Locate the main ancient cities on the map. What pattern do you notice? 2. Why was the River Nile so important? List two reasons why it was so useful to Egyptian people.
SOURCE1 Ancient Egypt
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
Rashid
Buto
ALEXANDRIA
ISRAEL
LOWER EGYPT
CAIRO
GIZA
Memphis Saggarah
JORDAN
LIBYA
Archaeological evidence suggests there was a strong
SAUDI ARABIA
UPPER EGYPT
Egypt by about 3200 BCE. Some of the earliest tombs were built at places like Saggarah.
RED SEA
EGYPT
Libyan Desert
Valley of the Kings
Thebes
Key
Desert
Hierakonpolis
Fertile land
Ancient city, town or place
Buto
Aswan
There is evidence of human settlement along the upper stretches of the Nile from about the seventh century BCE.
Climate — Desert Hot days and cold nights with milder winters Low rainfall and humidity
NUBIA
N u b i a n
SUDAN
0
60
120 180
kilometres
D e s e r t
Source: Map drawn by MAPgraphics
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