The Nile River was essential to ancient Egyptians' way of life. It provided fertile soil for farming, which was how most Egyptians obtained food. The river's annual flooding created three distinct seasons that shaped Egyptian agriculture and calendar. The river was the backbone of Egyptian civilization.

2. Nile River

3. The Nile river was a very important source of
Ancient Egypt's food and agriculture. It provided
rich soil in the dry desert, enabling people to grow
more crops. Most of the food Ancient Egyptians ate
came from farming and planting, so the Nile River
was very useful.
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4. The Ancient Egyptians divided their year into 3
seasons based on the cycles of the Nile River:
 Akhet (June-Sept.) - Flooding season; this is
when the Nile River started to flood
 Peret (Oct.-Feb.) - Growing season; in
October the flooding water would recede and it
would leave behind some rich and fertile soil
for the Egyptians to use. They would then start
planting
 Shemu (Mar.-May.) – Harvesting season; this
is when the Egyptians would harvest all the
crops they planted and get ready for the next
flood

5. Akhet:
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Peret: Shemu:
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http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/200780

6. Art

7. Ancient Egyptian art consisted of paintings,
sculptures, architecture, pottery,
sarcophaguses, and hieroglyphics.
The Ancient Egyptians’ art influence came
from their religions, their beliefs in what
afterlife would be like, and also from
nature. The Egyptians art-work was very
detailed and stunning to the eye.
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8. Clothing

9. Ancient Egyptians wore light clothing that was
made from linen. Linen is made from flax,
which is a plant that was grown next to the
Nile River by the Egyptians.
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10. Men: the men wore skirts that were
wrapped around their waist and tied
with a belt. The length of the skirt
changed depending on the fashion of
the time period. The rich Egyptian
men wore the best quality linen which Children: Ancient
was almost transparent. They also Egyptian children didn’t
decorated their clothing with as much wear clothing until they
jewelry they could afford. were around 6 years
old. When they reached
this appropriate age
Women: the women wore a full length they would wear the
dress that had either one or two same clothing as the
shoulder straps. The rich women, like men and women.
the men, wore the best quality
clothes made from transparent linen.
Rich women also decorated their
clothes with jewelry.
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-as-ancient-egyptian.html

11. Both Egyptian men and women wore make-
up. They used black eyeliner to line their
eyes and darken their eye-lashes/eye-
brows. They also colored their eyelids with
green or blue “eye-shadow” made from
minerals.
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ncat210/3645481315/#/

12. Sources for pictures
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/risastla/4244314166/sizes/s/in/ph
otostream/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/machefsky/4309610409/
 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/200780
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/shobuj/220888705/sizes/m/in/phot
ostream/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/artexplorer/5061341710/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/emvee510/3171522999/
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/plymouthmuseums/5424357375/
 http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1968533
 http://thewhizzer.blogspot.com/2010/02/life-as-ancient-
egyptian.html
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/pumpkincat210/3645481315/#/

13. Sources for information
 http://www2.sptimes.com/Egypt/EgyptCredit.4.1.html
 http://listverse.com/2008/08/29/15-fascinating-facts-
about-ancient-egypt/
 http://www.newton.k12.ma.us/bigelow/classroom/mor
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 http://www.woodlands-
junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/farming.htm
 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_were_the_four_sea
sons_in_ancient_Egypt
 http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/arthistor
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 http://www.historyonthenet.com/Egyptians/clothing.ht
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