5 THEMES OF GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY / LOCATION
ABSOLUTE LOCATION RELATIVE LOCATION
Ancient Egyptians performing their daily jobs working in the field
PLACE
DAILY LIFE
Nobleman- In the morning, this nobleman wakes up in a fancy bed in a nice room with expensive furniture. He had his personal servants serving his every single need. His wife and himself had a nice sized meal for breakfast and he headed to work, overseeing field workers and labor. After a day of work, he heads home in time to host a lovely banquet for guests with a bountiful amount of food. When the fun night ends, and his guests leave, he goes to bed.
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Farmer- This hard-working farmer woke up in trashy home-made. He got dressed for in old, dirty clothes that he wore yesterday. He dined on a small breakfast which he shared with the rest of his family before heading to the field for work. His whole family, including the children had chores along with a job everyday. Another small dinner and off to rest for the next day to come.
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CHARACTERISTICS
HUMAN PHYSICAL
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MOVEMENT- How do things move?
Idea- How Ideas Move
Travelers such as merchants, soldiers, and diplomats carry the ideas from place to place around Ancient Egypt.
Inventions made in Ancient Egypt
Eye-Makeup
Papyrus Sheets
The Plow
Breath Mints
Door lock
Toothpaste
Inventions made in Ancient Egypt
Eye-Makeup
Papyrus Sheets
The Plow
Breath Mints
Door lock
Toothpaste
People- How People Move
Unlike today, Egyptians didn't have cars, planes, and buses to transport them everywhere. They instead used......
Transportation in Ancient Egypt
Walking
Wheeled Carts
Simply Made Boats
Transportation in Ancient Egypt
Walking
Wheeled Carts
Simply Made Boats
Goods- How Goods Travel
Even in Ancient Egypt, people needed to send things from place to place. They did this by...
Transportation of Goods
Rafts
Sledges
Physically Carrying The Goods
Transportation of Goods
Rafts
Sledges
Physically Carrying The Goods
REGIONS
Cities in Ancient Egypt
Thebes Pe Nekher Elephantine Nubia Memphis (Capital) |
Nile Delta: Where the Nile River divides and goes into the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Egypt: Part of Egypt where the Kings wore red crowns Upper Egypt: Part of Egypt where the Kings wore white cone-shaped crowns King Menes: Brought both kingdoms(lower and upper Egypt together. He got to wear both types of crowns. |
HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
DependThey depended on the Nile River to overflow so they have fertile soil for crops and to have enough water.
They also depended on the Nile River for transportation from place to place. |
ModifyThey modified the limestone used to build pyramids.
They modified papyrus to make sheets where they can write on. |
AdaptThey adapted to their environment by making house out of clay for instillation and heat.
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