today we are presenting our projects to the class.
River Valley info:
The Nile- along the nile they grew wheat, barley, vegetables, fig, melons, and vines. they had 3 seasons- akhet or flooding season, peret or growing season and shemu season. they built mud brick reservoirs to trap water. they had irrigation canals. because they had such a surplus of crops they would sell the crops and the economy would flourish. they had a king, ruling class which were advisers, they had craftmen who made the tools and stuff. they had farmers then slaves too. they believed in a polytheistic religion or believing in multiple gods. they wrote using hieroglyphics. they built houses out of mud-brick. these people buried the people with their belongings because they believed in after life. there are deserts on the east and west side of the Nile river. this river flows north. the Nile gets most of its water from mountains, plateaus, and lakes.
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