Development/Diffusion of Human Societies Part A The Nile River was a significant geographic factor that contributed to the development of Egypt. This 6,695 Kilometer river; which is the largest river in the world contribution to Egypt's early human society in a way that is difficult to replicate. (The River Nile Facts, 2008). The Nile River provided drinking water for farmers and others who lived alongside the banks of the Nile. Also the Nile River floods predicted essentially how crops harvested
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How Did The Nile Help Shape Ancient Egypt Did you know that Ancient Egypt would not exist without the Nile? The river provided many things. Three of these things were jobs and trading in document C , the flooding cycle in document B, and protection in document A. Jobs and trading were important because people needed money to provide for their families and themselves. The flooding cycle was important because it gave farmers a schedule when to plant, harvest, and help with political problems, such
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Ancient Egypt’s people lived along the Nile floodplain because this was the only place that had fertile soil for farming. In what ways did the Nile shape Ancient Egypt. Thanks to the nile river, its floodplain, and marshy delta provided some fertile soil, or “Black Land”, for the kingdom. In fact, the Nile River, the Nile River shaped many aspects of Ancient Egyptian society, including its population distribution, its agricultural system, and spiritual life. The Nile gave the Egyptian people places to
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How did the Nile shape Egypt? Have you ever seen the nile? The Nile helped people relize that the season has changed.It also provided food and water to drink.The Nile protected Egypt.The flooding cycle helped them understand that the seasons have changed so they Know when to plant and grow their crops. Have you ever heard of the the flooding cycle? The flooding cycle helped Egypt understand there seasons (Doc B).The Akhet season is the flooding season,its in mid June to mid October,The Peret season
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The Nile River had a more positive affect on Egyptian Civilization than the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, as the floods in the Nile River were more predictable than the Tigris and Euphrates. Geography is the study of Earth; it’s landforms, features and inhabitants. It is important as it includes the study of our planet and what happens in nature, it studies people, helps with navigation, includes study of natural resources and let’s us appreciate life. Unfortunately, The Tigris and Euphrates
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civilization due to many things, but there were three that seem to stand out above the rest. They were the geography, culture, and Architecture. Egypt can be divided into four major regions: the Nile Valley and Delta, the Arabian Desert, the Libyan Desert, and the Sinai. The Nile River valley is about 950 mi. long. In the south the valley is rarely more than 2 mi. wide. "North of EDFU (Idfu) the valley averages 5 to 10 mi. in width, with steep cliffs on either side" . From Cairo to the
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Alexander Vang #26 The Nile River Have you ever wondered how the Egyptians got water? The Nile River provided many essentials such as influenced agriculture, created a natural boundary for safety, and a highway for travel and trade. The essentials were provided by the Nile River many years ago. The Nile River influenced agriculture for the Egyptian. In source 2 it provides, “Irrigation channels from the Nile flowed to smaller gardens where farmers grew vegetables.” The crops grown for bread and
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I. Egypt, the Gift of the Nile (Question A.) The Nile River provided so much for the Egyptians. Without it, they probably would’ve died! Some people called it a freeway, because of how much it was used for transportation and traveling. When there were southerly winds and northward currents, people could ride in their boats with smooth, easy sailing down the Nile. This is like what cars do on the highway without traffic and bad weather, but with sailboats in ancient Egypt! The calm sailing led to
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Egypt is a country linking Northeast Africa with the Middle East. Old monuments sit along the Nile River Valley. Without the Nile, Egypt would just be the barren river that surrounds it. The Nile rises in the highlands of Ethiopia and the lakes of central Africa. Egypt had two distinct regions, upper Egypt in the South and lower Egypt in the North. Scholars divide the history of ancient Egypt into three main periods: The Old Kingdom(2575b.c.-2130b.b.), The Middle Kingdom(1938b.c
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Egypt was part of the Nile River Valley civilization, one of the four major river valley civilizations. Agriculture was a major influence in the success of the four major river valley civilizations. Agriculture allowed for complex agricultural societies to be formed. Egypt’s proximity to the Nile River allowed Egypt to have the elaborate society it ended up creating. Urban life, social hierarchy, and gender roles were aspects of Egyptian society. One aspect of Egyptian society is urban life. There
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