Introduction

You depend on Super-Walmart to meet all your needs!  Can you imagine depending on a RIVER?  Egyptians depended on the River Nile. Read on to learn more about this lifegiving body of water. Use the Internet resources to answer the 8 questions that follow. When you have finished, answer the Big Question that asks you to combine a lot of what you learned through the treasure hunt into a "big picture."

Questions

1. What are the sources of the Nile?
   
2. How long is the Nile and where does it empty?
   
3. What gave the "black land" its color and why was this important?
   
4. What is a cataract?  Use the following site to answer this question:    http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/story/main.html 
5. When  did the Nile flood and why was this important?
6. What controls the Nile's flow today?
7. What three things did the Nile provide the ancient Egyptians?
8. What is a delta?
   

The Big Question

Why do civilizations flourish along river valleys?

Internet Resources

• http://www.ancientnile.co.uk/nile.html
• http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/geography/home.html
• http://www.alpher.net.au/hpages/debbie/egypt/HISTORY.HTML  
• http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/life/home.html
• http://www.alpher.net.au/hpages/debbie/egypt/life.html
• http://touregypt.net/kids/History.htm 
• http://carlos.emory.edu/ODYSSEY/EGYPT/nilemap.html

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