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Ancient Egypt and Nubia were located in a desert. |
Nile River ran through these civilations. |
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Nile River runs North into the Mediterranean Sea. |
In July, rainy season, the river would flood and leave a layer of silt in September. |
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Winds blew North to South so people used sails to navicate up and down the river. |
The city of Thebes was located in a region called Upper Egypt. |
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The city Giza was located in a region called Lower Egypt. |
The Nile's Delta, a triangular area of fertile land formed by silt that the river deposited. |
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Upper and Lower Nubia was South of Egypt. |
The Nile river had 6 dramatic turns an rocky called cataracts. |
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First of the cataracts served as a border between Egypt and Nubia. |
This caused the Nile not to flood in Nubia, which cause less fertile soil. |