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| 11365267174 | 1200 years ago | when the deserts of Egypt were covered in swamp lands | 0 | |
| 11365273878 | Nile River | The key element that supported the great civilizations that developed in Egypt, it is the longest river in the world, has 6 great cataracts | 1 | |
| 11365286908 | which way does the Nile River flow? | Flows from North to South | 2 | |
| 11365289031 | The White Nile | One of the main sources of the Nile River, begins at Lake Victoria in Eastern Africa | 3 | |
| 11365294077 | The Blue Nile | on of the two main sources of the Nile River, runs from Ethiopian highlands | 4 | |
| 11365303806 | 750 meters | the stretch of the first cataract and the delta, where ancient Egyptians built their civilization | 5 | |
| 11365313191 | strong winds from north to south | what allowed Egyptians to sail southward on the Nile River that flows north? | 6 | |
| 11365323587 | 1. by digging small canals to carry river water to their fields, farmers were able to grow 2-3 (cycles of) crops a year 2. several crop a year allowed farmers to feed a large population 3. planting of irrigation systems promoted cooperation and communications among the people | fertile soil from floods allowed Egyptians to do... (3) | 7 | |
| 11365333492 | Free climate | allowed Egyptians to grow several kinds of crops | 8 | |
| 11447447819 | 1.) broke the natural barrier of protection 2.) forms a land bridge between Africa and Asia. this land bridge provided a route for trade and for exchange for ideas between the Egyptians and their neighbors to the East | The Isthmus of Suez | 9 | |
| 11564405025 | 1.) other ancient cultures influenced early nile valley civilizations 2.) hunter gatherer groups had moved into the nile river valley by 1200 B.C. or earlier | Early steps toward Civilization | 10 | |
| 11564412140 | 1798 AD | the French invaded Egypt | 11 | |
| 11564418425 | demotic | an Egyptian writing style | 12 | |
| 11564422774 | Greek Hieroglyphics and demotic | on the Rosetta stone | 13 | |
| 11564437053 | Two distinct cultures developed along the Nile | upper Nile (north of the Nile river delta) and lower Nile (farther south, away from the Mediterranean Sea) | 14 | |
| 11564459612 | Menes | King of Upper Egypt, united all of Egypt into one kingdom | 15 | |
| 11564464078 | dynasty | family of rulers | 16 | |
| 11564527283 | dynasties end by . . . (2) | 1.) when the family is driven from power 2.) when no family member is left to rule | 17 | |
| 11564548406 | 30 dynasties | how many dynasties did Menes have | 18 | |
| 11564669933 | old kingdom | (2680 - 2180 b.c. ) largest pyramids and great sphinx built during this time | 19 |
