Theme review lesson 1

​Talk about the key features of your map and what you are most proud of!​

​Success Criteria

• I can remember what we learned this unit.

• I can talk about what we learned this unit.

• I can answer questions about what we learned this unit. ​

• ​A river is a large natural stream of water that flows over the land.

• The earliest civilizations were built near rivers.

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What is a river?

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​Early civilizations were built along rivers because of this and also because...

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Rivers provided transportation by boats. This opened up the ancient Egyptians to trade.

Transportation

The ancient Egyptians used water from the river for farming in order to grow their crops.

Irrigation

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​Ancient Egyptians would trade by swapping things like jewelry, pottery, art, and food (crops).

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​Ancient Egyptians ate wheat and barley. They also grew flax to making linen for clothing.

Grains

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​Ancient Egyptians grew vegetables such as peas, garlic, and lettuce.

​​Vegetables

​They also grew fruits such as figs, melons, and cucumbers.

Fruits

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​Ancient Egyptians used boats and nets to catch fish to eat.

​​Fish

Agriculture was very important to the ancient Egyptian economy. It provided people with work and food. They used the seasons to predict the cycles of the Nile river.

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Can you remember the Egyptian seasons?

​Agriculture is farming.

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​A shaduf was a tool used to pull water out of the river to irrigate the crops.

Shaduf

Ploughs were used to turn the soil. They were pulled both by hand and by oxen.

Plough

The ancient Egyptians used wheels for chariots (carriages pulled by horses) and pottery wheels.

​​Wheel

Reapers used sickles to cut the crops.

Sickles