Death on the Nile

cloth was also used to preserve the body. People were also buried with everything that may be needed in the after life. This included pots, pets, jewels, and even servants, which were considered human sacrifices who would serve their master after death. Common people were not buried in the elaborate tombs that Egypt is known for. Instead, they were buried in the dry ground, which also preserved the body. These elaborate tombs were only available to the pharaohs and extremely wealthy nobles.…

civilizations in Egypt and Mesopotamia were greatly influenced by multiple significant geographical features. Possibly the most noticeable of these is that the civilizations there tended to develop the most and the quickest around major rivers: Egypt near the Nile River, and Mesopotamia around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, both of which supplied…

Other than Mesopotamia, a moment human advancement experienced childhood in northeastern Africa, along the Nile River. Egyptian human advancement, framed by 3000 B.C., profited from exchange and mechanical impact from Mesopotamia, however it delivered a very unique society and culture. Since its qualities and its firmly sew political association energized fantastic building, we know more about Egypt than about Mesopotamia, despite the fact that the last was in many regards more critical and…

The Nile River flows north through Egypt and empties into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River acts as a natural highway for travel through Egypt. The Nile also floods annually which provides rich silt deposits that are perfect for farming. Therefore, life in Egypt was built upon the Nile. Egyptians would farm the rich fertile land around the Nile, therefore they would build their homes on the edge of the fertile land in order…

1. Homo sapien, our direct ancestors, emerged approximately 300,000 – 100,000 B.C.E. They were larger and more advanced than their previous ancestors, hence why they were known as the “wise human”. Homo sapiens were cave dwellers and hunters, much like homo habilis and homo erectus. Homo sapien was not known as the “tool-making” human like homo habilis was, but homo sapiens hatchets and needles made the stone and bone tools of homo habilis look quite juvenile. Homo sapien walked upright, a…

West Nile Virus is a virus that affects the brain and body. Many victims are infected with the West Nile Virus don’t know that they have it because there is no symptoms. Because there are no symptoms, it usually evolves to West Nile Fever or severe West Nile Disease. The people who develop West Nile Fever have symptoms of fever, headache, tiredness, body aches, nausea, vomiting, and occasionally a skin rash and swollen lymph glands (West nile virus, 2011). When people develop severe West Nile…

The highest the temperature reaches is 95 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer, and in the winter the temperature gets to as low as 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The Nile River is the longest river in the world. The Nile River reaches up to 4,258 miles. The Egyptians are able to farm thanks to the annual flooding of the Nile. When the Nile River floods it leaves behind deposits of silt, which is really good for planting crops in. Mainly what Egyptians farm are cotton, rice, wheat, corn, and different…

Darfur and the Nile-Congo Watershed, also known as the Nile-Congo Divide. This, at 2,000 kilometers long, separates the drainage basins of the Nile River and the Congo River (Shaw). Sudan is home to one of the most important rivers in Africa. The Nile runs from south to north through east-central Sudan, approximately 800 kilometers through the country. Its tributaries, the Blue Nile from Ethiopia and the White Nile from South Sudan, join in Khartoum, Sudan's capital. Five of the six Nile…

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,…

Trade started to revive and spices, resins, timber, and minerals were traded with other settlements along the Nile River Delta and the eastern Mediterranean. Along with trade, fine arts and literature flourished. One of the finest pieces of literature written during the Middle Kingdom was ”The Autobiography of Si-nuhe”, which was narrative of a high-ranking court…