Flooding

In ancient Egyptian times, the Nile River served as a great “gift” for the Egyptians in many ways. This includes the natural barriers, water supply, and farming. Because of these things, Egyptians found it nice to live there. This is when the Nile Valley was created. In Egypt, the Nile River ran through a green valley with deserts on both sides. The natural barriers was great for protecting the Egyptians from harm, such as cataracts. Cataracts are wild rapids which don’t allow enemies to…

transportation and the trade, and jobs and their duties based around the Nile. One big way the Nile shaped Ancient Egypt was through crops and the flood seasons. The Egyptians had three four month seasons, Akhet, Peret, and Shemu. Akhet was the flooding season and the fields were covered in a new layer of silt. In Peret waters receded and crops were planted and tended to.…

enormous precipitations on the Ethiopian Highlands. This refills the topsoil with silt deposits needed for crop growth. This is a time when farmers plant their crops for the year and allowed them to grow food to feed the community. Without the annual flooding, the top soil would lose its fertility and plants would not be able to grow which would have resulted to…

Ancient Egypt consists of two regions located in North-Eastern Africa: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, the delta. At this time, Egypt consisted of mostly hot, dry desert, though there was some fertile land with rich soil, mostly up north and along the nourishing river. Through Egypt runs the longest river in the world, the Nile River. This river was believed to be flooded by the will of the gods almost every year, mandatory for the growth of the Egyptian’s crops. Not only was it important for the…

For example the Nile River deposits fertile soil every year in the spring because of flooding. for instance, the Sahara Desert was a natural barrier because of its terrain. It helped keep out thieves and intruders. These two natural characteristics support how Ancient Egypt was the greatest river valley civilization. Ancient Egypt was the…

resources to other aspects of a civilization such as technology, and cultural pursuits. The Ancient Egyptians cultivated crops such as emmer, barley, and several other grains all in which was used to make the two main food staples of bread and beer. Flooding season only lasted from June to September and in these crucial four months of…

Since the ancient times, rivers have always been associated with life. From the sides of Yangtze to the banks of Nile, the most powerful civilizations were established. The region had served as a source of livelihood and sustenance among the settlers for there was a consistent supply of food. The watercourse acted as the major means of transportation that encouraged trade among different settlements. In no time, water from rivers was used to build irrigation to support emerging agriculture. The…

Egypt, one of the greatest civilizations in the world is now just a memory. What we know about Egypt comes from their monuments that are still standing today, what they painted on the walls, what they documented, and what we are able to infer. We learned everything from what was left behind. Egypt is located in the Middle East next to the famous Nile river. Just like any civilization it learned to adapt to its surroundings. The sand soil was too unfertile to use, but the Egyptians found out…

The Mississippi River is one of the world’s great rivers. It is the longest river in the United States. The Mississippi River is a great body of water that helped build and develop America’s economy. Through transportation and agriculture it is very important to the growth of the United States. To begin with, the Mississippi River provides transportation which is a key factor in countries around the world. “Transportation barges throughout the Midwest can ship to and from ports accessible…

To start off, the most important characteristic that all civilizations in Asia and Northeast Africa had in common was that they all originated around some form of water. Egypt thrived around the Nile River, Mesopotamia flourished off of the Tigris/Euphrates River, India, the Indus River, and China the Yellow River. In all of these areas, civilizations were able to develop because the rivers provided rich soil and irrigation for crops, as well as providing barriers from attacks and disease.…