The River Nile
I can describe where and when the Ancient Egyptians lived and explain why the River Nile was important for them.
- Year 3
The River Nile
I can describe where and when the Ancient Egyptians lived and explain why the River Nile was important for them.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- At one time there were two Egyptian kingdoms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, but around 3,000 BCE they were united.
- The civilisation known as the Ancient Egyptians began over 3,000 years before the birth of Christ, 3,000 BC or BCE.
- They lived near a large river they called the Nile, in North Africa, protected from enemies by dry land to their sides.
- The River Nile was long, deep and filled with a dark black mud.
- When the Nile flooded, this mud made the land the Egyptians live on turn black, and become very fertile.
Keywords
Civilisation - a civilisation is a well organised group of people that has their own language and way of life
BC - BC is short for 'Before Christ' and refers to the time before the year 1, in which people believe Jesus was born
BCE - BCE is short for 'Before Common Era' and refers to the time before the year 1
Fertile - soil or land that can produce farm crops or other plants is fertile
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the River Nile is a river found only in Egypt.
The River Nile does flow through Egypt, but it also flows through 10 other countries in east Africa. It is Africa's longest river.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these is a river?
Q2.True or false? Rivers always start and end in the same country.
Q3.Where is Egypt?
Q4.Choose the sentences that most accurately describe bronze.
Q5.The Bronze Age started around 2,700 BCE in Britain. What was the time before the Bronze Age called?
Q6.Which of these is an agricultural activity?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which river flows through Egypt?
Q2.Approximately when did the Ancient Egyptian civilisation begin?
Q3.How do we describe soil or land that can produce farm crops or other plants?
Q4.What happened when the land around the River Nile flooded?
Q5.Match the words to the definitions.
a desert surrounding the River Nile
where the River Nile starts
where the River Nile ends