Agriculture+and+Economy


 * Agriculture and Economy of Ancient Egypt**

California Content Standard:
2. Trace the development of agricultural techniques that permitted the production of economic surplus and the emergence of cities as centers of culture and power. 


 
 * Vocabulary Word.. || Picture.............. || Definition.................................. ||
 * agriculture ||  ||   ||
 * floodplain ||  ||   ||
 * shaduf || [[image:shaduf_from_waterhistory.org.jpg width="227" height="209" caption="shaduf"]] ||  ||
 * surplus ||  ||   ||
 * silt ||  ||   ||

 Geography-
Describe the economy of Egypt. This section should be written as you would write a research report. You may use your social studies book, library books, encyclopedias, and the internet to find information. Each bulleted point below should be addressed in at least one paragraph. Add pictures to your page to make it more interesting visually. Be sure to cite your sources for any pictures included (do not use copyrighted material) and for any written information you have used.

Include information on:
 * Controlling the Nile the Egyptians controlled the Nile in a variety of ways.
 * Crops
 * Flooding The Nile floods every year.
 * Trade
 * Transportation
 * The growth of cities
 * Goods produced
 * Natural resources


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