environment between these ancient societies was the seasonal river flows on which they depended for farming. The Nile which supported early Egyptian civilization was characterized by predictable and annual flooding in the early fall. These floods occurred after crops were harvested. This pattern was a consequence of the regular late summer monsoon rains which fell at its headwaters. The Nile also possessed a large spreading delta area that gave rise to natural irrigation canals that would flood the areas
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Ancient Civilizations DBQ In the beginning of human existence‚ nomadism was the main form of living in order to survive. Many of our early civilizations started out with a group of people gathering and hunting their food‚ never staying in one place because their food always moved. That is until the Neolithic revolution‚ the domestication of plants and animals‚ which really started the chain reaction of civilization. Because of the start of Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egypt‚ and The Indus Valley‚ many
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The world’s longest river; The Nile‚ is considered Egypt’s lifeline. This significant physical geographic factor‚ has contributed to the development of the ancient Egyptians. This country which is located in Africa’s northeast corner‚ receives very little rainfall throughout the year. As a result‚ Egypt has relied on the Nile River for its economy. Each year‚ the Nile floods due to upstream rain‚ depositing a type of rich black soil called silt‚ along the river banks. The silt at the river’s mouth
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the river Nile. The basis for Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent‚ specially the area around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Water is important for agriculture which is the very basis for a civilisation. The rivers of both the civilisations (Nile in Egypt and Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia) had varied upper and lower regions. The Nile river valley marked the landscape of Upper Egypt where it flowed from the highlands in a single stream. By contrast‚ in Lower Egypt‚ the Nile separated
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Humanity spreads and settles On this earth‚ there are four kinds of ancient and prosperous civilization appeared long ago， They are the ancient Egyptian civilization‚ Sumerian civilization‚ ancient India and Chinese.The four civilizations have the same points and different points.In my opiniom‚the same point is the key to make a civilization in this time. First ‚they all lived near water.Sumerian near the Euphrates，India have Ganges River‚China have yellow river and Egypt have Nile.Water is the most
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stone‚ which are one trademark of this time. The Old Kingdom includes the dynasties three through eight that lasted about 500 years. It was an era where the use of agricultural systems like irrigation projects deigned to harness the capability of the Nile River floods. Throughout the dynasties‚ Egypt has made a lot of changes through religion and politics‚ which has brought by several changes that set Egypt apart from the first three dynasties like the transition from the Stepped Pyramids to the true
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Land of the Nile Egypt‚ the civilization created by a river. Just like other civilizations at the time‚ Egyptian civilization was started by a major river. By looking at history‚ one can see that Egypt is a country that has its entire foundation based on the Nile. The whole Egyptian civilization was created thanks to the river Nile. The Nile provided the people of Egypt with water for their crops and it stretched for thousands of miles bringing water to lands in Egypt that do not even receive
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Eathan Darmody AP World Period 2 Rewrite September 23‚ 2013 Mesopotamia vs. Ancient Egypt While most early civilizations have documented strengths and weaknesses‚ two of the most interesting to compare are Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were similar‚ but also very different‚ in significant ways. Both Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt set standards for civilizations to come‚ but because they differed geographically and had different political systems‚ their influence
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What a good city to live in means? A good city to live in means a lot ‚Especially after that modern technology which we have nowadays that can help us to make an optimum city although can destroy the nature if it’s used in the wrong direction and drive us totally to a bad polluted city to live in. In short notes I will try to write a summary about an optimum city to live in. Sure the location and the nature of the city plays important role to reach that perfect city to live in‚ from my point of
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can be answered in various ways using your knowledge of geography. First of all‚ the African deserts surrounding Egypt acted as a natural barrier against enemy attacks‚ making it a safe haven. Egypt was also supported by the legendary “Gift of the Nile” which supported the dry desert area with an infinite
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