Egypt's Rise To Power Essay

As time passes one will see powers rise and fall as others will come in to power. The question is what gives these civilizations the step up to be the power holder, and even further is why or how does this factor change causing them to fall? Taking a look into the early civilization of Egypt one will see great fluctuation in power. They develop into the definition of what civilization is with the domestication of plants and animals, and great advances that follow as thinking is given the chance to flourish. Their location near the Nile River gave them a great advantage of having fertile soil, and predictable flooding patterns for farming. The Nile River is what gave the people of Egypt that chance to settle in one location and grow their …show more content…
As one continues to explore into Egypt’s power, they can see it will sore high, but will also be low for great lengths of time. While this happens the Nile River stays constant. Every year the flood season comes, replenishes the soil, and crops can be farmed. If the factor that gave Egypt its power is not changing then what is? This factor will go beyond that of the material or geographical world as J.R. McNeil argued. It reaches into the realm of human choice and consciousness; the beings that create the civilization(s). The first example is seen in the Old Kingdom time period in Egypt. The period started out with great pyramids being built, prosperity, and a strong central government. Towards the end of the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 B.C.), the king began to lose his wealth, and the people began to focus the majority of their worship on the sun god; chaos broke out. Still the Nile River’s yearly patterns continued. It was the king’s choice to focus such a great amount of money on the pyramids. He cause his wealth to decrease, and with it his power. When the people saw his power declining, they chose to direct their worship elsewhere. As a whole the Egyptians brought their decline of power on to