Flooding of the Nile

The Arise of Civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley The Fertile Crescent lies from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. The Fertile Crescent was a land named because of its good soil and its golden wheat fields. Within the Fertile Crescent was a region called Mesopotamia that the ancient Greeks had named later. This meant “between the rivers” where it was located it was between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. In this area the world’s first civilization arose…

development of civilizations are the Yellow (Huang He) River Valley and the Nile River Valley. There were many advantages and disadvantages about the Yellow River Valley location. One advantage of the location of the Yellow River Valley is the Chinese made permanent settlements on the Yellow River Valley. The Chinese made permanent settlements here because they grow crops near the river.…

did they create things for beauty, but they made mathematical and anatomical advancements. Sumer was a part of the Fertile Crescent. This was the crescent like shape in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt was located next to the Nile River. The Nile gave Egyptians fertile black soil perfect for farming and was considered a God. Indus was located on a subcontinent which includes modern day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. China was located along the Huang He, or Yellow River. This…

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…

unification took place in 3100 B.C. (timemaps.com) near the life sustaining river, the Nile. The flooding waters helped the surrounding soil to gain a rich layer of fertile land annually, making it a popular cultivating area. By around 3500 B.C., (timemaps.com) traditional irrigation and farming of the land, carried out over generations upon generations, had begun to reshape the social and physical geography of the Nile Valley. The land near the river became surrounded by thriving…

is desert due to lack of rainfall. A single geographic landmark called the Nile River was the only reason they became a society at all (Life Along…

water. Due to this need, it is no surprise that most of the cultures we see begin their history in areas near water with fertile land to grow crops. We first see Egyptians settling in the Nile River Valley as early as the 6th millennium BCE. This land was immensely fertile due to the very predictable flooding of the Nile (McGuire). Even in Greece where there were immense physical land barriers such as the Balkan Mountains, we see the most…

leading to the Persian Gulf explains where the Sumerian civilization settled. The Sumer civilization were referred to as the first river valley civilization, since rivers ran through the land. The land was not considered desirable due to all the flooding, mud slides, and depositing fertile soil. Although the rivers overflown their banks and created a nuisance, the people worked together to generate and develop their land. The Sumerians found ways to tame the land by creating irrigation ditches…

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…

pyramids today! Most of the inventions that the Egyptians made are still used currently. The early Egyptian civilization was created on the Nile river. The Nile made fertile black soil perfect for farming. When the unpredictable rain and flooding came, the Egyptians made irrigations systems to lead the water to the farms. If there wasn’t enough rain and flooding, the irrigation systems came in handy because the stored and distributed water so the crops didn’t dry out. The Egyptians also created…