·         Water for drinking, for irrigating, for bathing, for transportation

·         Every July it floods. Every October it leaves behind rich soil

·     Solar base day

·         A lunar base month

·         A solar base year

·         The delta is broad, marshy triangular area of fertile silt

·         The Nile, It flows from South to North

·         Pyramids are vet popular and take long periods of time to build

·         The Great Sphinx of Giza

·         At the bottom of the pyramid the greatest amount of people were slaves and servants

·         Than farmers - raised wheat, barley, lentils, onions - benefitted from irrigation of the Nile

·         Artisans

·         Merchants

·         Scribes

·         Soldiers- not so strong military

·         Government Officials - Nobles, Priests