The Nile in Ancient Egypt

Using page 39 (and the picture on page 18) in 'Ancient Egypt' complete the missing vocabulary in this text.

The source of the Nile is in...........................................................on the equator. It then descends ................................... kms to the Mediterranean, where it spreads out into a ............................ Every year heavy rains in central Africa create a flood or ..............................................which makes the water of the Nile rise in July and August.

When the flood goes down in the autumn it leaves ...........................................which is perfect for growing crops. Irrigation systems using a simple machine called a ................................................. helped to keep water flowing over the fields .

The first civilised region in Egypt was in the north near the sea and it was called .................................................................. The southern valley was settled later and it was called .......................................................................... In the year ..................................................a king called ................................................................who came from ........................................united the two Egypts and created a capital called ................................ Because there had been two Egypts the pharaohs wore a double crown : white for ......................................................and red for ..............................................................