The Nile‚ is the longest river in the world‚ and is located in northeastern Africa. Its principal source is Lake Victoria‚ in east central Africa. The Nile flows north through Uganda‚ Sudan‚ and Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea‚ with a total distance of 5584 km. From its remotest headstream in Burundi‚ the river is 6671 km long. The river basin covers an area of more than 3‚349‚000 sq km. Not only is the Nile considered a wonder by Herodotus‚ but by people all over the world‚ due to its impotance to
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Egypt was called the “Gift of the Nile” because the Nile River wi the ancient Egyptians with the natural resources they needed to build a complex civilization. Every year the Nile flooded. These floods left behind fresh water and deposited silt along the banks of the river. This fresh water and rich soil was unusual in this desert environment that surrounded ancient Egypt. The river also supplied the Egyptians with papyrus and fish. Due to the length of the Nile‚ it was a natural highway for transportation
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The picture that is being depicted on the paper given is the Nile Rive It is founded in the north of Africa‚ it is the longest river in Africa and possible the world. This river creates a fertile land which is great for farming and from this fertile land it allowed ancient Egyptians to have a large amount of food for both there friends‚ families‚ and for trade. From this the Nile river became one of the oldest civilizations in the world to began. The fertile soil allowed the ancient Egyptian to use
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success of Africa can all be understood through the gifts of the Nile River. Although The Nile River is still shrouded in opinions‚ including its length and source‚ virtually everyone acknowledges that Ancient Egypt and Ancient Africa could have never existed without these massive bodies of water. While the majority of Egypt is still covered in unforgivable sand‚ the river basin next to the Nile boasts wildlife and fertile soil. In Gifts of the Nile Valley it states‚ “at times it was a mile deep and
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The gift of the River Nile Done by: Priscilla Gan‚ 1PE (14) Table of contents: Introduction -page 1 Its role in ancient Egypt -Economically -page 2 -Socially -page 3 -Culturally -page 5 -Politically -page 7 Bibliolography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nile http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/river-nile-facts.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Ancient Egyptians materials and technology
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The Nile River Herodotus‚ a well-known Greek Historian‚ Called Egypt: ‘The Gift of The Nile.’ If it was not for the existence of the Nile River‚ Egypt would have been miles of barren sand with no future. The Nile played such an important role in the development of the Ancient Egyptian civilization that the history of Egypt and the Nile cannot be separated. The Nile is 6650 km long and 2.8 km wide. This makes it the longest river in the world. It has a very large catchment area of more than
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How The Nile Shaped Egypt Hannah Cogar How did the Nile shape Egypt? The Nile was practically the backbone of all of Egypt’s culture. Egypt depended on the Nile for thousands of years. They depended on it for many things‚ including farming‚ trade‚ protection‚ and it helped for them to invent many things that helped with today’s modern technology. How did they use the Nile for these things? As seen in Document B‚ the Nile had a yearly flood cycle that fertilized the land surrounding it. This
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Ancient Egypt Starting about 8‚000BC‚ all of Northern Africa became a drier‚ more desert-like place. Back then‚ man lived in nomadic groups of hunters and gatherer. The climate forced man to migrate to more hospitable lands‚ some migrated to Nile River Valley which is a vast land surrounding the Nile River. There in this land abundant with life‚ there were plenty of food and water for these people. During the Neolithic Revolution (10‚000BC to 3‚500BC) man discovered the art of agriculture‚ this
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Gift of the Nile The Nile River helped Egypt economically‚ socially‚ and religiously‚ and as a result Egypt was named “The Gift of the Nile” because of its given history of these waters. Socially‚ the Nile has helped numerous ways‚ such as the cataracts providing protection to the Egyptians‚ transportation between cities‚ trading‚ etc. 90% of Egyptians lived near the Nile‚ making it a major advantage for most people who lived in Egypt. Cataracts helped with protection from Robbers because small
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The Nile was the center of Ancient Egypt. It was the reason the Egyptians developed the civilization. The areas surrounding Egypt are desert land. The Nile keeps it fertile. “It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea‚” said Charles Smith‚ “It has a length of about 4‚132 miles (6‚650 kilometres) and drains an area estimated at 1‚293‚000 square miles (3‚349‚000 square kilometres).”(britannica.com) The Nile river actually has 2
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