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    appeared, this been “Mesopotamia”, in the area of what is now Iraq and Eastern Syria” (Dunn and Mitchell, 58-59). Egypt developed around the Nile River, the dried climate of northern Africa, made people moved to a much cooler and comfortable climate, for this reason they decided to move into the valley, were water was not an issue anymore. “The Egyptian Nile, originated in the tropical highlands of East Africa Ethiopia” (Dunn and Mitchell, 66-67). In comparison with the civilizations of…

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    Ancient Egypt Technology

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    made pyramids that have truly stood the test of time. We don’t even have the technology to mimic the 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…

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    Ancient Egypt DBQ

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    The river system the Egyptians had to live off of was called the Nile River. Vitally important to Ancient Egypt, the Nile River provided significant social, cultural, and economic development. Socially, the Nile River provided a significant social environment by providing jobs for the people of Ancient Egypt. Many people deepened on the Nile, such as, rowers, sailors, traders, farmers, ship builders, and quarry men. (Doc C). As the Nile provided many jobs, the jobs helped people become closer…

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    represents the mixing between the two groups. The greater the amount of modern precipitation and Nile water seepage, the greater the contribution from modern recharge and the less depleted the isotopic compositions become. Water samples were collected in the area around Dongola east and west of the Nile River. The water samples indicate a strong mixing of modern Nile water to the local groundwater, as Nile River is used for irrigation and for flooding the fields and these samples show also a…

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    International trade is an important part of today’s economics. Everything we use today from our phones, our cars, our clothes and even the food we eat is because of international trade. America is dependent on global trade; in fact they are the world’s second largest importer. Main imports are: capital goods, which is 29% and consumer goods that is 26% (tradingeconomics.com). Trade is extremely important in The United States. Imports in the US reached an all-time high of 240524 USD Million in…

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    thriving. Geographically speaking, the civilization was broken into two major territories; Upper Egypt, which consisted of the nile itself; and Lower Egypt, which consisted of the territory known to us today as the Nile River Delta. Even in a desert environment, Egypt was known for its thriving agriculture industry thanks to fertile silt, the yearly flooding of the Nile, and their technological and industrial advancements in irrigation and canal building. In terms of government, the civilization…

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    The year is around 3000 BCE. Egypt is a civilization on the Nile river. Egypt was a land of contrasts with its hot days and cold nights, and its barren desert with crop-filled fields. The center of this area was the Nile River. How could something as simple as a body of water have such a lasting effect on a city? The Nile was a river that flowed South to North, starting in the mountains and ending in a delta. Without this vital source of water, Egypt would not have been what it was. It was a…

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    What Is Egypt Like Today

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    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…

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    his power. He was also the religious leader. He was the ‘High Priest of Every Temple’. He represented the Gods on earth. He performed rituals and built temples. Egyptian-civilization Most Egyptians worked in the fields along the banks of the Nile, growing crops for themselves and to pay in taxes. They did not own their land or their house. Everything belonged to the pharaoh. The Egyptians accepted this, for 3000 years, because it was part of their religion.…

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    early egypt? Many different types of things. For example, The Nile, Menes, and the two kingdoms. They are all very different but, very interesting. According to “ Ancient Egypt”, “ The ancient egyptians thought of egypt as being divided into two types of lands, the “ black land “ and the “ red land “. What is the Nile? The Nile is “ The Gift of the Nile “. It brought life to egypt, by its water. It allowed it to thrive. The Nile flowed through rocky, hilly land south of egypt. This…

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