The Nile River
- Located in Africa and goes through egypt
- necessary for farming
- used for traveling
- 4,150 miles long
- would flood every year from July-November
- flooding was important because it brought new rich soil for the Eqyptioan
- washed away all of the wast
- surrounding seas protected them from was and disease
- river used for transportation
- contains deposits of granite, sandstone, and limestone which were used for buliding materials
- Crops: barley leeks, garlic, wheat,lentils,turnips, plums, cabbage, ect.
- wsed sickles to sut grain; tied them into bundles and carried them away
- wheat=bread, barley= alcohol, flax lenen, cloth
- Religion: Polytheistic religion- Multiple Gods
- Bulit Pyramids
- travled in large boats
- economy depended mostly on farms
- Social Structure
- King
- Ruling Class
- Craftsman
- Farmers
- Marginalized Groups- normal citizens
- Slaves
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