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Development of Societies: Egypt The Nile River was a significant physical geographic factor that contributed to the development of the Egyptian society. Egypt has always been predominantly a desert country. 94.5% is desert, arid and semi-arid rangelands. The other 5.5% is known now as the Nile River Basin (El-Nahrawy, 2011). Flood waters from the Nile leave silt on the ground creating fertile soil that is productive in growth of vegetation. In 5000 B.C.E. Nomadic tribes settled this “black land”…

The Selenga River is the main body of water in Mongolia, as well as the major source of livelihood for the population by providing water for regional “agricultural irrigation” (The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica; “Selenga (Selenge) River Delta”). However, the Selenga River is also a “substantial source of water for Lake Baikal,” a body of water in Russia that sustains an ecosystem with multiple endemic species, represents twenty percent of the world’s freshwater, and serves as a hub for…

likely because of a decline in water-based trade or farming. No culture leaned more heavily on their water source than the Egyptians. It is easy to see why, as the Nile River is the longest river in the world. Their steady seasons made agriculture extremely easy and the Greek Historian Herodotus even referred to Egypt as “the gift of the Nile” . The first known Mesopotamian civilizations revolved around the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers around 3000 B.C.E. These people developed stone tools to…

When closely examining the story of the Biblical flood, it is essential to point out that there are many other flood stories in Ancient Near Eastern cultures. In fact, there are actually up to sixty-eight different cultures with stories of a great flood! In addition, it is also important for the examiner to see how each flood story affects and influences one another. For example, it is evident that the Babylonian culture heavily influenced the writer of the Biblical flood story, which was made…

1. Introduction Negeri Kedah is well known for their archaeological park and also their paddy field. Kedah are located at the north peninsular of Malaysia. Negeri Kedah are also known as ‘Rice Bowl of Malaysia’ because when you travel around Kedah, you can see that Negeri Kedah are surrounded with paddy field. Paddy field in Kedah are around two third of the ground in Kedah. Besides that, Kedah are also covered with forest and the forests are open for recreational park for the citizen. Kedah are…

“Ramses II (aka Ramses II, Ramses II or Sese) was the third pharaoh of the 19th dynasty,” states Ancient-Egypt-Online. Ramses ll was one of the most important Egyptian pharaohs of the New Kingdom. He is also a very interesting person in Ancient Egyptian history. In our opinion, Ramses ll is one of the best pharaohs in history. Did you know that Ramses ll died when he was 90 years old? He lived from 1303 B.C. to 1213 B.C. He ruled for more than half his life - he ruled for 66 years to be exact.…

In Egypt, there were over 2,000 gods and goddesses and each one of them represented an aspect of the world.(Barrow, Mandy. “Ancient ) Gods were important to Egyptians not only in life, but also in death. Gods represented many aspects in nature, provided for humans and served as means of keeping the old kingdom unified, but they also judged humans’ souls and guided them through their life after death. Without the gods, Egyptian history as we know it would be incredibly different. Egyptian gods…

Pharaohs have been a trademark of history for many years, and especially a trademark of the Egyptian history. Pharaoh is the title that was used for monarchs of Ancient Egypt, which also resembled their greatness and power. Another aspect that resembled them was the fact that they wore headdresses. There were two types of headdresses, the first type was, the Khat headdress, which was used by Den, an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled the 3rd Dynasty. The second type was the “Nemes” headdress,…

Throughout history, most early civilizations have had a social order, or more commonly known as a caste system. However, one of the best known social systems is the hierarchy of ancient Egypt. The pyramid, which was used to be the final resting place for the Pharaohs and their queens, resembles the structure of their society. Beginning at the tip of the pyramid are the Pharaohs, the rulers of ancient Egypt, and at the base is the servants and slaves. There is a significant divide between each…

• The historical significance of the term Fertile Crescent is that this is the piece of land the Mesopotamians depended on agriculture. The reason was that in the region the Mesopotamian’s lived in; there was only an arc of land that was the only adequate farming land near Mesopotamia. • The historical importance of the word Mesopotamia is that this was one of the first city-states ever built. The reason for that is every year the Tigris and Euphrates River will flood Mesopotamia which will…