1. The Nile River
The Nile River has many
important features. It is the second
longest river in the world. Every
year, the Nile River flooded in the
summer. It left a lot of good soil for
farming. The endpoints of the river
are the Mediterranean Sea, the
Ethiopian highlands and Lake
Victoria. The Ancient Egyptians
needed the Nile to survive.
By: Sergio Campa
The Egyptians used sand
for bricks. Nile was their source
of water. Nile flooded and created
farm land. Nile protected from
invaders with rapids Helped
trade. Hunters-gatherers first
moved into the Nile Valley more
than 12,000 years ago. They
found plants, wild animals, and
fish there to eat. In time, these
people learned how to farm, and
they settled along the Nile. By
4500 BC, farmers living in small
villages grew wheat and barley.
2. Pharaohs In Egypt, society was
One major achievement of the
Ancient Egyptians was the
structured like a pyramid. The up pyramid. The pyramid
Pharaoh had a lot of most and strongest social class was demonstrated how much power the
responsibility. Were rich and had a the pharaohs. The lowest one as pharaoh had. It was mainly used for
lot of power. Rulers of Egypt had you can see is the slaves. Scribes the pharaoh like a tomb. Inside a
pyramids built and were. The few write and government officials take pyramid were most Egyptians live
slaves in Egyptian society were care of tax. in. Without it how would we know
considered lower than farmers. what were pyramids doing in
Many slaves were captured Egypt.
convicted criminals or prisoners
captured in war. They worked on
farms, on building projects, in
workshops, and in private
households. Unlike most slaves in
history, however, slaves in Egypt
had some legal
Social Pyramid Achievements