Wednesday's Class Notes

Geography:
-Egyptian life is centered around the Nile River
-Nile River flows south to north
-Three Branches of the Nile River
-Nile River - biggest river in the world - 4,000 miles+ long
-Nile River - water ofr drinking, for irrigation, gor bathing, and for transportation
-first people to invent sail boat
-Nile River - flood every July
-Nile River - every October it leaves behind rich soil called silt
-managing the river required technological breakthroughs in irrigation
-the delta is a broad, marshy, triangular area of fertile silt
Pyramids:
-The Great Sphinx of Giza - built  2555-2532BC
-Sphinx - a recumbent lion with a human's head
-Oldest monument statue in the world - Great Sphinx of Giza
Daily Life:
-Power Pyramid - Slaves and Servants ---> Farmers ---> Artisans ---> Merchants ---> Scribes ---> Soldiers ---> Government Officials - Nobels, Priests ---> Pharaohs