Major Rivers
Nile
Location
North East Africa
River Flooding
Predictable (July)
Natural Barriers
None
Soil Deposits
Silt
Style of Government
Pharaohs, Theocracy
Leaders of government
Menes, King Tut
Social Classes
Pharaoh, advisors, priests, wealthy merchants, ordinary people, slaves
Economy base
Agriculture and trade
Religion
Polytheistic
Religious temples
Temple
Tehnology and inventions
Columns, calendar, geometry, pyramids, papyrus, hieroglyphics
Why was Menes important to Egypt?
He united upper and lower Egypt.
What is theocracy?
A type of government where the ruler is seen as a divine figure.