Blue Nile

History Honey 8 October 2015 2. Egypt was provided with one of the most significant rivers of all time, the Nile. The Nile had extremely fertile banks growing food and other crops. One of the most significant features of the Nile was the fact that it had an annual flood which would create fertile soil being brought to the top. This was very important to the Egyptian farmers of the region. The Nile split Egypt into two sections the upper and the lower. The upper was good soil and the lower was…

famous pharaoh had to be king Tut. he became the pharaoh at age nine, he restored the cults of the old gods. He died about 10 years into becoming the pharaoh of egypt. The archaeologists found his body and tomb intact. Egypt developed around the Nile River. Where they are still there today and have been since 3500 bc. Around 3100 bc their writing or hieroglyphics were developed and Narmer united all of Egypt. The first stone pyramid was built around 2700 bc. The pyramids of Giza were…

The Nile River, the very same African river that produced a seemingly unlimited amount of papyrus, apparently also acted as a thoroughfare for imports and exports, including importing papyrus, acacia to other countries, including Israel. The city-port of Heracleion was mentioned by ancient historians. But, until its recent underwater discovery, it was thought to be legend. Also, modern-day scholars dismissed its connection to the River Nile. Herodotus (c. 484–425 BCE) and Strabo (64/63 BCE – c.…

The Agricultural industry in Egypt has always played a major role in Egypt’s economy. Irrigation for a desert like climate as Egypt is its livelihood and this all depends on the Nile River. Since ancient times the Nile river’s irrigation shaped ancient Egypt and ancient Egyptians were able to produce an abundance of food, as a result this gave Egyptians an advantage allowing them to focus more of their time and resources to other aspects of a civilization such as technology, and cultural…

The Nile Valley was located along the Nile river and other parts of Africa. Without the Nile river, Egypt would have been swallowed by the barren deserts that surround it. The Nile Valley civilization had to conquer many tribulations that could have lead to the decline of power and eventually, the end of the civilization. One of major event that help the civilization thrive, was the yearly flood of the Nile River. By this annual flood occurring, the Egyptians…

Without God, there is no real obligation to hold true to morals. Morals are simply devices that we have adapted to in order to ensure the survival of our species. Craig uses the example of rape, saying that certainly everyone knows that rape is wrong, but without God there is nothing truly wrong with rape, it is simply something that we avoid because it is not beneficial to humankind. But because there is a real moral objection to this behavior, then it is important because it is another…

empire to date. Egypt was as old as the Sumerians, but they lasted even longer than the Sumerians. The Egyptians thrived due to the Nile river, which was what kept the Egyptians alive. The Nile is 4,100 miles long, which makes it the longest river in the world. Despite it being so long, the Egyptians only knew about the last 750 miles where they lived. Not only was the Nile the longest river and the river that kept the Egyptians alive, it was also a very convenient means of transportation,…

The Museum of Man As I walked in the Museum of the Man for the first time, I was amazed of how much you can learn there. It is a very large and interesting museum that contains a lot of different informations and talked about many different topics. One of the many interesting things I saw and learned about in the museum is the the fossil dating and about their relative and/or absolute age. In order to find the age of the special kind of fossil named hominid, there are 2 different types of…

The Nile River and Indues River Valley produced many independent cities that had features of civilization. Many cities emerge farmers begun cultivating fertile lands among rivers valleys and producing surplus. Farming was favored in these valleys. Flood waters produced silt across the valleys, renewing the soil and keeping it fertile. The river valleys also provided a regular water supply for the cities and their responsibilities. The rivers also had some challenges, farmers had to control the…

god to worship to. Unlike the Egyptians, the Mesopotamians believed the underworld to be an inexorable place but the Egyptians saw it as a happy field of food. This contrast is because of the differences in geography and the effects of the floods—the Nile River flood were more advantageous while the Mesopotamia floods were…