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They built the pyramids with stone blocks from the natural resources around them.

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1 The Geography of the River Nile

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BBC Two - Primary Geography, Nile Shorts - Journey Down the Nile

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Charting the Nile, running from the highlands of Ethiopia to the Nile Valley in Egypt.

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It also helps to explore the value and importance of sources in finding out about the past. It can be used to help pupils understand how we find out about the past as well as the role of 'place' in historical civilisations. If it wasn't for the River Nile Ancient Egypt certainly wouldn't have been as successful as it was and potentially may never have existed.
It also provides a platform to explore the STEM subjects in the context of Ancient Egypt, using the shaduf to move water from the River Nile into the irrigation system, for example.
Points for discussion (History Linked)

Why was the River Nile so important?

How did the Ancient Egyptians use the River Nile?

Why do you think the River Nile was so important to Ancient Egyptian life?

Can you find the countries that the River Nile runs through today?

Can you think of positive and negative things about living so close to the River Nile?

What animals lived in and around the River Nile?

Who was the Ancient Egyptian god of the River Nile?

Suggested Activities (Cross Curricular opportunities)
- Using a variety of resources from home or school can the pupils build their own shaduf? More importantly, can they design and create one that works! As they do this, they can explore the challenges of working with materials that are strong, waterproof and also flexible! Which shaduf can move the most water from one point to another, which can last the longest and which can hold the water without any leaking out?

- Starting at the source of the River Nile, can the pupils write a diary entry or series of entries showing their journey from source to the mouth of the river. What do they see? Feel? Hear? Taste and smell? Using all of their senses as a source of inspiration .

- Using a base map of the region, pupils can use atlases to find the modern day countries and mark these and their capital cities on the map. Following this, pupils can find and mark on other significant features of the region such as the River Nile. As pupils complete their map work, they can design and use a key to make their map easier to understand.

Sounds of the River Nile - Following from their diary entries, pupils can list what each of their senses would experience on a journey down the River Nile. As they capture this, start to use instruments and voice to create a piece of music to accompany their diary entries.

Biodiversity of the River Nile - After watching the video, pupils can research the plants and animals that lived in and along the River Nile in Ancient Egyptian times. After researching these, they can place them onto a Venn Diagram to compare the past with the present day - finding which are alive and living in the region to this day. After this, pupils can investigate the food chains that exist in the region.
This film is relevant for teaching History at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and 2nd Level in Scotland.

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KS2 History: Ancient Egypt. The River Nile

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KS2 History: Ancient Egypt. The River Nile. A video for KS2 pupils exploring the significance of the River Nile to Ancient Egypt. BBC Teach.

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Gender Equality

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What was life like for the ancient Egyptians?

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What food, drink, jobs and possessions would be in ancient Egyptian homes? Find out in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 history guide.

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A shaduf was used to lift and carry water from one level to another. It is still used by some farmers today.

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The seasons are called : Akhet, Shemu and Prette.
The flooding season is Akhet. Farmers carried and stored the water from the river Nile for when it was the dry season (Shemu).

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Gender Equality

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SDG 5: Animated video for young learners on the Sustainable Development Goals

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The roles of women in Ancient Egypt

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95% of the population of Egypt live by the river today. They still use the river during the flooding season. They also use the river for food. Their diet is mostly vegetables and fish just like the food the Ancient Egyptians ate!

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Sustainable cities and communities

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SDG 11: Animated video for young learners on the Sustainable Development Goals

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The World in 15 Years: The SDGs in Egypt

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SDG11
Build sustainably without disturbing or distrupting the wildlife. Make sure building companies include green areas for wildlife and enjoyment for residents.

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SDG5
All women and girls should be treated equally. They should have the same rights as men.

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SDG 14 Life under water
SDG15 Life on land
We need to conserve and protect the rivers as well as the seas.

We need to make sure there are measures in place to protect the land and buildings during floods.

Who can invent a sustainable flood prevention tool?

Maybe we can use the sustainable and efficient technology used by the Ancient Egyptians like the shadufs and water wheel pumps.

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Stock Photo - Agriculture in ancient Egypt, using a wheel or tabut and oxen. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, published 1892

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Download this stock image: Agriculture in ancient Egypt, using a wheel or tabut and oxen. From La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, published 1892. - RF23NY from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors.

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During the Middle Age people in Cairo used stolen bits of mummies to make magic potions.

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When Egyptians wrote, they did it using special pictures called Hieroglyphics.

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There are 2 Niles that join.
The Blue Nile and The White Nile.

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The Nile is the longest river in the world. It flows through northeastern Africa for about 4,132 miles (6,650 kilometers). The great civilization of ancient Egypt developed…

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Every summer, the nile flooded leaving behind dark, fertile mud which was perfect for growing seeds, making bricks and raising cattle.

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The pyramids were built as burial places.

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The pyramids of Egypt are all built to the west of the Nile River.

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The Nile was the source of much of the Ancient Egypt's wealth

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The Nile provided food, soil, water for the Egyptians.

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The Nile provided transport.

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They transported gold and jewels across the river Nile.

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The flooding of the river Nile brought nutrient-rich soil.