...The Nile river was probably one of the most important things for ancient egyptians. It gave them necessities, and without the river, they would have never existed. The Nile river was ran from lower egypt all the way to upper egypt. Like the famous Greek historian, Herodotus, said, “Egypt... is, so to speak, the gift of the Nile.” The egyptians were very thankful to the Nile river. They worshipped the river and used the river’s water to farm. First off, the Nile river was part of the egyptians religion. In document E, the song, Hymn of the Nile, it states, “Hail to you, oh Nile, spring from the ground, come to keep the land alive.” This shows how important the ancient egyptians though the Niled was. The song continues and states, “If he is sluggish, noses suffocate, everyone is impoverished.” This shows that if the Nile did not flood or did moved slowly, the egyptians would suffer and soon die. Also, in document D, the picture shows how important the Nile was in life and in afterlife. If the Nile was taken out the picture, the harvesting wheat and papyrus would...
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...the floods that the Nile river had caused. The Nile river is the world's longest river which was in Egypt. The Nile river was so important to the Egyptians that they named it the giver of life. Though this is just a river, it shaped the lives for all the Egyptians by being used for transportation, farming and irrigation, and the seasons. One reason that the Nile river shaped ancient Egypt was because they used the Nile for transportation. They went on boats to go south for trading. When they were low on resources and had a surplus of another thing, they would trade with another tribe to get it. They did not only use the river for trading but they also used the river for traveling to go to new places. They would go to new places if they needed to visit someone, if they needed to move away, or to find more recourses such as copper,granite,iron,or gold. Another reason that the Nile river shaped ancient Egypt was because of farming and irrigation. The Nile helped farming and irrigation because of the rich soil the farmers could plant their crops. The Nile also...
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...Did you know that before the Gowanus Canal was a man-made canal, it was a salt marsh? Not only that but none of the achievements would have been accomplished without the help of the Nile. There is always a connection between geography and how society lives. The Gowanus is a waterway located in South Brooklyn. It’s the prime attraction near the neighborhoods of Park Slope and Carroll Gardens. The Nile River is shared by eleven countries but is the primary water source for Egypt and Sudan. Although they bear some superficial similarities , the differences between the Nile and the Gowanus are clear. The Gowanus Canal and the Nile River were an important food source for the people that lived near. Before the Gowanus was a canal it was creek...
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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 beer were barley, wheat, emmer-wheat, and for food they grew onions, figs, cucumbers, dates, beans, and pomegranates. According to source 1, “ The Egyptians took advantage of the Nile floods to become successful farmers.” This proves they found a way...
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...Ancient Egypt was around for three thousand years. From the early beginning Egypt was a land of contrasts. There were crop-laden fields and empty deserts, hot, sunny days and cold nights, but the most noticeable difference was that Ancient Egypt was split into two kingdoms which the Nile helped dictate. To the south was Upper Egypt where the Nile flowed north out of the mountains and to the north was Lower Egypt where the river spreads into the delta before emptying into the Mediterranean. The Nile did more than dictate Upper and Lower Egypt it was also a powerful influence on the lives of the Egyptian people. It was used to bathe, get water, and help in the growing and distribution of crops. With the abundance of things the Nile did there...
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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 as building. Also, protection was important because foreign people all wanted to take their land. Jobs and trading relied on the Nile because they needed to travel. Document C shows that they would ride up the river to trading spots. Some jobs that...
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...Ancient Egypt was one of the great “river civilizations”. China and the Yangste, India and the Indus, Mesopotamia and the Tigris-Euphrates River, and Egypt and the Nile were labeled the four “river civilizations” because of the immense impact the Nile had on the Egyptian people. Egypt, at that time, was a powerful civilization. Their empire lasted thousands of years, beginning in 2920 BCE with the first pharaoh. But to become the prosperous civilization they became, the ancient Egyptians greatly relied on the Nile river. (Document BGE) So, how did the Nile forge the ancient civilization of Egypt into our modern-day history textbooks? Well, the importance of the Nile was reflected through the Egyptians’ everyday lives with settlement, economy, and spiritual life. One of the ways the Nile shaped Egypt...
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...Introduction The Nile River is the longest river in the world, stretching approximately 6,700 km from its remote headwaters in eastern Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile and its tributaries flow through Eleven countries and the river basin drains over three million square kilometers (one tenth of Africa’s total land mass) and is home to more than 300 million people (many of them are among the world’s poorest). Because of its size and variety of climates and topographies, the Nile is one of the most complex river basins in the world. The Nile originates from its major source, Lake Victoria forming the White Nile that flows generally North through Uganda and into Sudan where it meets the Blue Nile at Khartoum, from the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, the Main Nile River flows northwards into Egypt and to the Mediterranean Sea. The Eastern Nile includes the countries of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, and encompasses the sub-basins of the Baro-Akobo-Sobat, the Blue Nile, the Tekezze-Settit-Atbara, portions of the White Nile in Sudan, and the Main Nile. All flows in the Nile are the result of rainfall upon the Ethiopian highlands and the Equatorial lakes region. While this rainfall is usually plentiful, it is not always consistent from year to year. The annual average rainfall over the entire Nile basin is approximately 600 mm, ranging from 1200-1600 mm at the headwater regions to near zero at the most northern part of the basin. The seasonal fluctuations of rainfall...
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...The Contribution of the Nile River to the early Egyptian Civilization One of the primary and arguably the most important geographical feature that facilitated the early stages of development of the Egyptian people was the Nile River. It provided the early Egyptians with a range of sociological benefits. First and foremost would be the natural fertilization process caused by the annual flooding of the Nile. It would deposit silt in the nearby plains creating optimal conditions for crop farming to support the local population. The Nile was an easy way for the early Egyptians to transport goods and materials such as wood and limestone used to build the pyramids, as well as trade with other societies along the Nile. The Nile was extremely important to the Egyptians development. Religiously as well as culturally, the Egyptians believed that when the Nile flooded it was a gift from the god Hapi. The entire area surrounding the Nile River valley is desert and the only reason the valley is as hospitable at all is because of the Nile. In fact the valley wouldn’t exist in the first place if not for the Nile as valleys are more often than not formed by land erosion from water. Spruithi September 6, 2012 Archaeology of Ancient Egypt http://anthropology.msu.edu/anp455-fs12/2012/09/06/the-nile/ The effect of Tea on the cultural diffusion and exchange of early societies Oddly enough something as simple as tea has had a profound effect on cultural exchange, take for example...
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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 is planting and growing season,its in mid October to mid Febuary.The Shemu season is harvest season,its in mid Febuary to mid June. After harvest season, they depended in the Nile to trade and transport their crops. Have you wondered how the Egyptians...
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...12/2/2014 Contents Brief facts Ancient market: Khan-al khalili Fishawi's Cafe Nile River Sharm El Sheikh EGYPT Does it only have Pyramids? Subject: Tourism Geography Tutor: Khổng Yến Giang Group 10: Đặng Thị Quỳnh Hoàng Thị Thảo Attraction Giza Foul Kebab Kebab Molokhia Mint tea Baklava Egyptian Cuisine Tips Do and Don’t . Name : Arab Republic of Egypt Capital: Cairo Independent day: Feb 28th 1922 Square: 1.001.450 km2 Population: 77.505.000 (2005) Border: North: Mediterranean Sea West: Libya East: Israel and Red Sea South: Sudan Language: Arab Religion: Islam Weather: desert, hot and dry summer temperate winter Flag Red: Revolution White: Purity Black: Dark time in the past Eagle of Saladin: Brave, Loyalty and Victory 1 12/2/2014 Egypt geography • 29th biggest country in the world. • Total area of 1,002,450 sq. km. • Located in the northeast corner of the African continent. • 4 main geological areas: Nile Valley and Delta: extends on both sides of the Nile from the southern limit of the river Western Desert: Extending from the Nile Valley in the east to the Egypt-Libyan border in the west and from the Mediterranean coast in the north to the southern- covers 2/3 of the country’s total land area. Eastern Desert: between the Nile Valley to the west, the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez to the east, Lake Manzala to the north and the Sudanese border to the south. Its underground treasures include gems, coal and oil. Sinai...
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...impacted early civilizations was rivers. Rivers such as the Nile, Tigris, and Euphrates, not only resulted in positive affects but also negative. Two such civilizations were Egypt and Mesopotamia. Egypt's early civilization was developed near the Nile river which flows to the Mediterranean sea .The Nile was a positive geographic feature because it helped nourish the cattle’s, brought work, and trade to the people with other civilization which lead to culture diffusion. Another positive part of the Nile would be farming. 8,000 years ago men learned to farm, which provided people with a faster way to get food because farmers were able to use the Nile to water their crops. In addition the Nile flooded once a year causing massive destruction and killing thousands of people and if that wasn’t enough many people later...
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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 good means of transportation, which meant the Egyptians could go between Upper and Lower Egypt with ease. This is similar to what a freeway does. It allows people to go back and forth from place to place. The Nile River was definitely Egypt’s chief resource.Ancient Egyptians pretty much lived off this river! Some resources that didn’t come from the Nile were extremely less important and didn’t matter that much. Those include ores and minerals such as gold, and also precious stones. The reason these natural resources weren’t as important was because they didn’t really help the...
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...Geography has always been crucial in the development of civilizations. From the dawn of civilization to before 600 A. D, it has shaped the course of advancement. Rivers, mountains, valleys, and cataracts influenced human evolution in various ways. Geography played an important part in ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India. It still does today. Humans have developed technology because of geographical barriers. In Mesopotamia, people settled in the fertile crescent for farming. They used the silt from the crescent for their agriculture. India has a diverse geography. This diversity supports various lifestyles and cultures. In Egypt, they called the Nile river, “The gift of the Nile”, which shows how critical the Nile was to the civilization. The geography of...
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...If I was born in Ancient Egypt, in the land of Thebes around the year of 2000 B.C. I am sure I would be a different person living in their culture because their culture is very different from our culture today. Egypt is situated in the Northeast corner of Africa. My life as an Ancient Egyptian would have been along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. The Nile River was important to us because in Egypt it was mainly made up of deserts and receives little rainfall. Without it the area would just been entirely desert. "The gift of the Nile" meant that we depended on the Nile for water, food and transportation. It also provided us with fertile land, which help to grow crops and raised animals. Before the modern dams were built here the Nile would flood each year coating the land on either side of the river with thick black mud. However, this was ideal for growing crops on. How would I be the same person? As a Christian today I know, I would be a different person, because I believe that there is only one God and he sent his only son to save the world through him. When he created me, he created me with love. God wants us to be saved. (1 Timothy 2:3-4) This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our savior who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. Egyptian religion was based on polytheism, or the worship of many deities. They had as many as 2000 Gods and Goddesses each representing characteristics of a specific earthly force combined with a heavenly...
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