Nile River Valley
- Nile River Valley is located in Africa and goes through Egypt
- Necessary for farming
- Used river for traveling
- Longest river in the world (4,150 miles)
- Nile would flood every year from July to November
- Washed away all of waste
- Brought new riches to Egyptians
- Surrounding seas protected them from war and disease
- River used for transportation
- Contains deposits of granite, sandstone, and limestone which were used for building materials
- Crops: barley, leeks, garlic, wheat, lettuce, radishes, grapes, cabbage, etc...
- Used sickles to cut grain
- Wheat=bread, barley=beer, flax linen=cloth
- Animals that they used for their hides, milk, meat and help with farming: sheep, goats, pigs, etc...
- Religion: Polytheistic (multiple gods)
- Built pyramids
- Traveled on large boats
- Economy depended mostly on farmers
- Social Structure: king, ruling class, craftsman, farmers, marginalized groups, and slaves
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