-Thomas B.
- Justin Z.
- Robert K.
- Anthonio R.
-John E.
Lower Egypt
The Nile River
Two different lands
The black land is the fertile land on the banks of the Nile River. The Ancient Egyptains used this land for growing crops. This was one of the only lands the Ancient Egyptians farmed on because of its layer of rich, black silt, which was deposited there every year after the Nile flood.
The 'Red Land' is a desert that protected Egypt on two sides. These deserts separated Ancient Egypt from close by countries and invading armies. They provided the Ancient Egyptians with a source of metal and stones.
THE RED LAND THE BLACK LAND
The Two Rivers of the Nile
The two rivers of the nile are the Blue Nile and the White Nile. which is the reason of it not drying during the dry seasons. At one time there were about six tributaries feeding the Nile, however these eventually dried out due to slow water.
THE WHITE NILE RIVER THE BLUE NILE RIVER
The Nile Flood
The Nile has a flood every year because the snow in the mountains melts and brings nutrients in the form of silt. This silt was left once the river floods receded, leaving moist fertile soil for plants to grow. The ancient Egyptians used floods for horticultural domestic use.
THE FLOOD
Crops
The Egyptians grew many crops including: Wheat, barley, legumes, lettuce, onions, emmer, leeks, dill, grapes, melons, and gourds. They also grew trees like christ's thom, date palm and eucalyptus. Some of the other plants which they used were flowers, such as lily and lotus, tamarisk, papyrus, acacia, poinciana, and jacaranda. They used oils from the castor plant and saffron. Contrary to popular belief, olives were not grown in Egypt.
1) recede- to go, move, or slope backwards
2) fertile- able to produce young, seeds, fruit, pollen, and spores
3) tributaries- flowing into a larger one
4) nutrient- anything nutritious
5) invade- to enter forcibly
6) source- a place or thing from which something originates
7) silt- a fine grained, sandy sediment carried or deposited by water
8) deserts- an unhabitable region
9) horticulture - the art and science of plant cultivation
Resources:
www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/index.html
http://www.mything links.org/Lower Egypt Deltamap Harfa-egyp.gif
http://enWikipedia.org/wiki/Geography-of-Egypt
Comments (68)
wikiuser0002 said
at 3:18 pm on Oct 3, 2008
What website could we go on to find some information?
wikiuser0002 said
at 3:21 pm on Oct 3, 2008
never mind. I found a website
wikiuser0002 said
at 3:22 pm on Oct 3, 2008
Where do we answer the questions?
Mrs. Olsen said
at 9:43 pm on Oct 3, 2008
Hi Geography Team!
Basically you answer the questions the same place you put your team member names. Be sure to read Ms. Paduano's comments on the Writing Team page. I think you will find it helpful. You may also want to listen/watch the Example Page Jing (see Front Page).
Hope this helps!
Mrs. Olsen
wikiuser0002 said
at 9:48 am on Oct 5, 2008
Thank you
wikiuser0002 said
at 9:49 am on Oct 5, 2008
Can I change my photo of my user like you and Ms.Paduano have?
wikiuser0014 said
at 10:37 am on Oct 5, 2008
hey guys
wikiuser0002 said
at 10:38 am on Oct 5, 2008
Hi
wikiuser0004 said
at 2:03 pm on Oct 6, 2008
heyy guys good luck
wikiuser0006 said
at 2:03 pm on Oct 6, 2008
good luck
wikiuser0007 said
at 2:12 pm on Oct 6, 2008
cheese.
wikiuser0011 said
at 6:26 pm on Oct 6, 2008
good luck
wikiuser0014 said
at 8:59 am on Oct 7, 2008
do you like the picture
wikiuser0021 said
at 9:00 am on Oct 7, 2008
HI
wikiuser0035 said
at 9:00 am on Oct 7, 2008
good page guys\\
wikiuser0002 said
at 9:00 am on Oct 7, 2008
yes it is very nice
wikiuser0021 said
at 9:02 am on Oct 7, 2008
Nice job N0T
wikiuser0014 said
at 9:04 am on Oct 7, 2008
ms. paduano like the pictures
wikiuser0011 said
at 5:38 pm on Oct 7, 2008
I like your picture
-Taylor
wikiuser0024 said
at 6:04 pm on Oct 7, 2008
heyyyy Justin
wikiuser0024 said
at 1:59 pm on Oct 8, 2008
Heyyyyyyy Justin
wikiuser0024 said
at 2:06 pm on Oct 8, 2008
Nice color i think you have to put more semtemces in the paragraphs but so far its pretty good!!!!!!!!!!!
*Guess Who*
wikiuser0024 said
at 2:06 pm on Oct 8, 2008
i mean sentences
Miss Paduano said
at 7:07 pm on Oct 8, 2008
Team,
Where is the rest of your information??? I hope you guys are working on this... the clock is ticking! Let me know if I can help.
Miss Paduano
wikiuser0011 said
at 7:49 pm on Oct 8, 2008
you need more information
wikiuser0024 said
at 10:01 pm on Oct 8, 2008
Good job but you need more information.
wikiuser0012 said
at 9:02 am on Oct 9, 2008
good job but a little more info ...... great start!!!
wikiuser0021 said
at 8:08 pm on Oct 9, 2008
you need more info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mrs. Olsen said
at 9:16 pm on Oct 9, 2008
Hi Geography Team!
Time to get busy. Please see me or Ms. Paduano if you need help.
Mrs. Olsen
wikiuser0007 said
at 9:34 pm on Oct 9, 2008
hey you guys need some more info!!!
mr. anonymous
wikiuser0002 said
at 10:00 pm on Oct 10, 2008
Justin, heres a website that might help you get some more information: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/index.html
wikiuser0002 said
at 10:04 pm on Oct 10, 2008
Antonio, here are some vocabulary words you can look up on the wesite that I gave Justin: Baren, precious, silt. Just cilt on them(they will be underlined) and it will tell you the meaning of the word in a small box in the corner of the page.
wikiuser0021 said
at 12:57 pm on Oct 11, 2008
wow!you guys got to get working
wikiuser0024 said
at 6:42 pm on Oct 11, 2008
if i were u i would put more info....
wikiuser0036 said
at 9:48 pm on Oct 11, 2008
^^^good job tom! lol
Mrs. Gallagher said
at 4:56 pm on Oct 12, 2008
I can see that your wiki is still a work in progress. Do you know in which direction the Nile flows?
Mrs. Gallagher
wikiuser0011 said
at 7:52 pm on Oct 12, 2008
you need more information.everyone is almost done
-taylor
wikiuser0024 said
at 6:57 pm on Oct 13, 2008
Like the colors. :-)
wikiuser0002 said
at 7:06 pm on Oct 13, 2008
The nile flows north
wikiuser0002 said
at 7:07 pm on Oct 13, 2008
guys you got to start working on this heres a website that might help: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/index.html
wikiuser0024 said
at 7:32 pm on Oct 13, 2008
Nice pictures.
wikiuser0002 said
at 8:16 pm on Oct 13, 2008
antonio you have to start doing things here are some vocabulary words that you can use: baren, silt, and, precious. Just go on the website that I gave justin and cick on the words and it will tell you the meaning of it.
wikiuser0011 said
at 5:29 pm on Oct 14, 2008
THIS IS DO IN LIKE 5 DAYS!!!!!!!! EVERONE IS ALMOST DONE........ YOU NEED MORE INFO.
wikiuser0002 said
at 1:56 pm on Oct 15, 2008
Guys heres a website about ancient egypts geography: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/geography.html
wikiuser0002 said
at 2:16 pm on Oct 15, 2008
Antonio I underlined some vocabulary words in the paragraph that you can look up.
wikiuser0002 said
at 2:18 pm on Oct 15, 2008
Rob in the website: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/geography.html there is a picture of the nile river that I think might be good for our page.
wikiuser0002 said
at 2:18 pm on Oct 15, 2008
Rob in the website: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/dailylife/geography.html there is a picture of the nile river that I think might be good for our page.
Mrs. Gallagher said
at 2:46 pm on Oct 15, 2008
Very good, wikiuser 0002. You are right. The Nile flows North! Thank you for answering.
Mrs. Gallagher
wikiuser0002 said
at 3:35 pm on Oct 15, 2008
Your welcome
wikiuser0024 said
at 8:59 am on Oct 18, 2008
Good job!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wikiuser0028 said
at 1:18 pm on Oct 19, 2008
Hello
wikiuser0035 said
at 5:52 pm on Oct 19, 2008
hi guys
wikiuser0002 said
at 5:56 pm on Oct 19, 2008
hi
wikiuser0002 said
at 5:57 pm on Oct 19, 2008
good job justin
wikiuser0035 said
at 6:06 pm on Oct 19, 2008
thank you thomas
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:21 pm on Oct 19, 2008
your welcome
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:21 pm on Oct 19, 2008
should i do vocab. because antonio's not doing it
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:23 pm on Oct 19, 2008
go on:www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/index.html
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:23 pm on Oct 19, 2008
its a good website
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:27 pm on Oct 19, 2008
tell me when your done editing so i dont lock you in
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:29 pm on Oct 19, 2008
o sorry antonio i didnt see the vocab words really good job!!!
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:30 pm on Oct 19, 2008
antonio did good vocab words justin
wikiuser0002 said
at 6:31 pm on Oct 19, 2008
did you do the pics or was that rob?
wikiuser0035 said
at 7:33 pm on Oct 19, 2008
i helped out with alot of the pics
wikiuser0035 said
at 7:37 pm on Oct 19, 2008
i helped out with alot of the pics
wikiuser0036 said
at 9:24 pm on Oct 19, 2008
if you need to no why the Nile flows north its because it starts at the top of a mountain. put that on yur page if you want.
-rebeccaaaa(=
wikiuser0012 said
at 8:42 pm on Oct 20, 2008
hi guys great job the only thing is you might want to make your resources links
~Nicole~
wikiuser0024 said
at 6:31 pm on Oct 24, 2008
good job
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