5.2 Flashcards
What does FISTS stand for?
Farming, Irragation, Surplus, Trade, Sivilization
2).What is a cataract?
It’s a waterfall.
How do they go down a waterfall?
They carried their boat which was called portage.
What is red land like?
Desert
What is black land?
It’s black soil
What did they hunt in the water?
Hippos, crocodile, and geese.
What did they grow?
Lettuce, watermelon, figs, asparagus, and wheat.
What did they make out of flax seeds?
Linen, it’s great for hot weathers.
Where is gold?
Gold is in Nobia
What isa shaduf?
It’s a tool used for farming, and irrigation.
11). What is a lever?
a rigid bar
What is silt?
Deposits fine soil
Where did they sleep in warm hot weathers?
On the roof
What are some skills that the skilled artisans do?
Pottery, incense, mats, and linen clothing.
Where did some Egyptians travel?
They traveled in the Upper Nile.
What did the Egyptians bring back them?
Scrolls, linen, and gold were some of the things they got.
How many did the government divide the empire into?
They divided it into 42 provinces.
What did Egypt have that Africa did not?
Woman and men both had equal rights.
What was one “cure” that they used if they had an upset stomach?
They ate, hog’s tooth crushed into sugar cakes.
Why did Egypt develop along the nile?
The surge of water made a productive farmland.
