Blue Nile

its desertlike terrain. The Maya, a civilization lasting from about 250 to 900 AD, was based highly on its religion and class system. The Maya were located in Mexico and Central America whereas the Egyptians were located in northern Africa near the Nile River. The Egyptians took advantage of slaves, worshipped their kings as gods, and believed in a polytheistic religion and afterlife. The Mayans also revolved around a polytheistic religion, but also practiced human sacrifice. The Egyptians and…

According to Nelson, author of The Icon: Egypt’s Great Sphinx, “Who built the Great Sphinx of Giza? No one can say for sure (5).” Therefore, nobody knows who officially constructed the national symbol of Egypt that is the Great Sphinx of Giza; it’s a huge monumental figure that has a head of a human and a body of a lion (Winston 2). However, there are a few conspiracies about the human-headed lion such as who really actually built it, and why was it made? This mystery of who built the…

the societies that lived there. When we arrived, there was the Nile River it is an important source for growing crops, and act as a source of water. The Nile River was worshipped as though it was god that provided life for the Egyptians. I learned that the Nile River did cause flood destroying villages and the production of silt would change depending on the amount of floodwater. The areas of Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt used the Nile River as a form of transportation so people would get the…

between Mesopotamia and Egyptian societies. Both societies actively engaged in agricultural development. Although, Mesopotamians employed irrigation methods, to sustain adequate crops, due to dry land and unpredictable flood regions. In contrast, the Nile River was predictable in its flooding, which not only irrigated the crops, but also supplied rich nutrients, a boon for the Egyptians. Another similarity is the technology of writings. The Sumerians of Mesopotamia invented a form of writing…

One of the most important geographical features of the Roman Empire was the Tiber River. The Tiber River ran from the peaks of the Apennine Mountains, through Rome, and finally ended off in the Tyrrhenian Sea making it the third longest river in the Italian Peninsula. This river also ran directly next to the capitol, Rome, providing a crucial water source for farming and drinking. Because of the vast amounts of water the Tiber River brought Rome, agriculture was improved drastically creating…

Geography has played an important role in the development of early and advanced civilizations. Many prosperous civilizations formed along the banks of flood plains in river valleys where the conditions were suitable for agriculture. In spite of that, not all civilizations started out this way; in fact, some advanced civilizations formed in areas where there were poor soil and no flood plains. Even with their differences, all of these civilizations prospered by the impact of their geography.…

The Dagger of Tutankhamun was a symbol of power and authority for King Tut. It was made to protect King Tut in the afterlife, This is why it was buried with him in his tomb. The dagger depicted him as strong and powerful. Tutankhamun's dagger was a very unique dagger. It was made out of rare material which no ordinary Egyptian had. The dagger was crafted specifically for Tutankhamun out of precious metals only he could obtain. The ancient Egypt civilization was an independent and unified…

people get resources they didn’t have on their land. But if they want to trade they have to go by river, so they used the Nile. The Nile was the center of life in Egypt, they used it for trading and transporting stuff upriver or down river. The Nile was also how they grew crops, got freshwater for drinking and bathing. There were also seasons like flood season, when the nile floods and turns the soil, ready for planting there is also a season for planting and growing, the third season is…

Without the Nile river, Egypt would never be able to sustain the population it has now. There has always been a connection between landscape and how a people develop. It is believed that humans started living along the Nile's banks starting in about 6,000 B.C.E. It was not easy for the Egyptians to find food. Over time, however, despite being in the midst of desert surroundings, people discovered that the Nile River provided many sources of food. Along the river were fruit trees, and fish. The…

African influence in ancient Asia and Mesopotamia 

 The earliest modern humans to live in Asia and Mesopotamia were those Homo sapiens who migrated from Africa (Rashidi 2012, 18). These humans impacted the first ancient civilizations and in turn, aspects of today's culture. The African presence is seen in art and architecture, spiritual ideas, and in the creation of physical civilizations.…