Did you know that the Nile River is 4,123 miles long? To put that in some perspective that is about as long as 235 football fields. The Nile is not just another river, but a center source to some of the earth’s greatest civilizations. I am going to show you some facts about the Nile pertaining to its structure, civilizations, and religion influence of other great civilizations.
The Nile River
The Nile River is said to derive from two main sources. The Blue Nile starts from a spring 5,000 feet above sea level, near Lake Tana in Ethiopia highlands. The river flows through the lake, runs through rapids, then drops into a deep canyon, and then through the Sudan to seam with White Nile in Khartoum. Also unlike most rivers the Nile River flows from …show more content…
With the more developed Upper Egypt being in the south, while Lower Egypt being in the north. The Kemet can date back to over 40,000 years ago. The first Kemet dynasty is suggested to have started in 4,200 B.C. At the time, the Pharaoh named Narmer also known as Menes by the Greeks built the city of Memphis and started dynastic history.
Egypt was ruled by 30 dynasties over a 5,000 year period. The Kemet had a family based culture. One of the main attributes was developing a moral high ground. Like a value in honesty and respecting your elders. These were not expected to be demonstrated but carried on to future generations. Keeping in mind that this was a population of about 5 million.
Astronomy was a huge development which started with them. They invented the 365 days/ 12-month calendar. By establishing two elements of time being the Sothis calendar and the Great Year. The Sothis Calendar was created by the North Star only being visible one day a year 20 days before the Nile flooded. Also based on the Sothis rising with the sun every 1,461-year …show more content…
They were the first to form the one god religion, along with beliefs of many types of creation. The first great god was named Amen, now used as a way to end prayers in Muslim, Christian, and Jewish religions. He is said to be the creator of, the Untiring Watcher, the Lord of Eternity, and the Maker of Everlastingness. The Pharaoh Akhenaten tried to create the one god Aton religion across Kemet in the mid-1300 B.C., but it was strongly opposed by priest and followers of Amen.
Three Key gods of the Nile was Osiris, Horus, and Isis. Osiris represented a great father and provider. Osiris was reborn through the growth of plant life and the judge of the afterlife. Horus was the son of Osiris and his sister Isis. He was the representation of the sun, like how a falcon fly’s high and watches over the land. He is known for the “Eyes of Horus” being that he had such keen to look upon the Nile valley. Isis the Kemet goddess of the sky and wife of Osiris and the virgin mother who gave birth to Horus and Set. Which was predated before the birth of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. The Ankh to the Kemet was a symbol of life in the form that looked somewhat like a physical key. Often referred to as the “Key of Life”, its circle represents feminine energy, the spirit world, and the
The Nile River
The Nile River is said to derive from two main sources. The Blue Nile starts from a spring 5,000 feet above sea level, near Lake Tana in Ethiopia highlands. The river flows through the lake, runs through rapids, then drops into a deep canyon, and then through the Sudan to seam with White Nile in Khartoum. Also unlike most rivers the Nile River flows from …show more content…
With the more developed Upper Egypt being in the south, while Lower Egypt being in the north. The Kemet can date back to over 40,000 years ago. The first Kemet dynasty is suggested to have started in 4,200 B.C. At the time, the Pharaoh named Narmer also known as Menes by the Greeks built the city of Memphis and started dynastic history.
Egypt was ruled by 30 dynasties over a 5,000 year period. The Kemet had a family based culture. One of the main attributes was developing a moral high ground. Like a value in honesty and respecting your elders. These were not expected to be demonstrated but carried on to future generations. Keeping in mind that this was a population of about 5 million.
Astronomy was a huge development which started with them. They invented the 365 days/ 12-month calendar. By establishing two elements of time being the Sothis calendar and the Great Year. The Sothis Calendar was created by the North Star only being visible one day a year 20 days before the Nile flooded. Also based on the Sothis rising with the sun every 1,461-year …show more content…
They were the first to form the one god religion, along with beliefs of many types of creation. The first great god was named Amen, now used as a way to end prayers in Muslim, Christian, and Jewish religions. He is said to be the creator of, the Untiring Watcher, the Lord of Eternity, and the Maker of Everlastingness. The Pharaoh Akhenaten tried to create the one god Aton religion across Kemet in the mid-1300 B.C., but it was strongly opposed by priest and followers of Amen.
Three Key gods of the Nile was Osiris, Horus, and Isis. Osiris represented a great father and provider. Osiris was reborn through the growth of plant life and the judge of the afterlife. Horus was the son of Osiris and his sister Isis. He was the representation of the sun, like how a falcon fly’s high and watches over the land. He is known for the “Eyes of Horus” being that he had such keen to look upon the Nile valley. Isis the Kemet goddess of the sky and wife of Osiris and the virgin mother who gave birth to Horus and Set. Which was predated before the birth of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. The Ankh to the Kemet was a symbol of life in the form that looked somewhat like a physical key. Often referred to as the “Key of Life”, its circle represents feminine energy, the spirit world, and the