However, in the time before the Europeans arrived in Africa in the late 15th century, the civilizations of Africa had already accomplished many great things. We have a multitude of unbiased accounts about the success and importance of many African empires, kingdoms, and cities. The Aksumite empire was an important international trading center, and was a major stop on many trade routes along the coast of the Red Sea, and inland towards the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. The ancient kingdom of Ghana, at one time in its history, was the controller of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade, and made sure that the world knew it. The court of the Ghanaian king was described as a luxurious place filled with luxurious people; even the dogs wore collars of gold and silver.
Jake Mazziotti December 3/2013 Number 13 How did the Nile shape ancient Egypt The nile is the longest river in the world-over 4000 miles. The nile shaped many aspects of ancient Egypt society,includings settlement distributions its agriculture system and its spiritual life.One aspect of egyptian society that was influenced by the nile was its population distribution. Most of the population have along the nile flood plain (Doc A) map shows 20 settlements. Everyone is either in the delta or narrow nile valley. The nile did more than shape the settlements its determened life without would be impossible.
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Nile river- world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean sahara desert -A vast desert in North Africa that covers an area of about 3,500,000 square miles (9,065,000 sq km). Aquifers- A body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater. Niger delta-the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers desertification- The process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture. Aswan high dam- one of the world's largest dams on the Nile River in southern Egypt carthage-An ancient city on the coast of North Africa near present-day Tunis. It fought with Rome during the Punic Wars and was finally destroyed... black gold-
Franklin Township Needs Assessment Elyse Kocylowskyi October 8, 2012 Franklin Township, NJ Franklin Township is the most populated municipality of Somerset County, containing 62,300 people, with a population density of 1,350 persons per square mile (Brandstetter, 2010). Franklin Township, to be hereafter called Franklin, not only has the largest population, it also has the fastest growing – with a rate 2.4 times higher than any other municipality, accounting for 43.9% of the total population growth in Somerset County between 2000 and 2010 (NJSDC, 2011). Money Magazine’s ranking of the ‘one-hundred best places to live’ in the US listed Franklin as the fifth best place to live in 2008, and the twenty-fifth best place to live for
The Mississippi River is the longest river in North America. The Mississippi River goes through ten different states. The Mississippi River helped bring together both the north and south. By the Mississippi River running up through so many states it helped encourage expansion across the United States. The Mississippi River was also a commercial waterway for businesses.
WHY? Vectored diseases are most common in most of the African countries particularly in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. The bacteria of this disease multiplies and travels fast because of the humid, wet, moist tropic climate. b) Which specific places have highest malaria endemicity (places to which malaria is naturally confined)? Particularly, southern and western African countries such as, Congo, Burundi, Tanzania and Gambia, Burkina-Faso, Togo and southern part of Madagascar.
Tie a rope to it and pull the block? Of course not! They floated them down the Nile River in boats, but before we get any deeper, you need to know some background. Ancient Egypt started in 2920 BCE, when the first pharaohs united Upper and Lower Egypt into the powerful kingdom of Egypt, and ended in 30 BCE. Running right through Egypt was, and still does, the mighty Nile River in all of its 4,184 miles of glory, influencing the kingdom of Egypt in every way imaginable.
Yellowstone National Park: Yellowstone National Park has the largest number of geothermal features on earth. Its wildlife and scenic waterfalls also help draw millions of visitors annually. Yellowstone National Park has hundreds of gushing geysers. The most famous one is Old Faithful (named for its regularity). It erupts approximately every hour.
It is home to the worlds largest rainforest and river, the Amazon; the highest waterfall, Angel Falls; the longest mountain range, the Andes Mountains; the driest place on the planet, the Atacama Desert; the highest capitol city, La Paz Bolivia; and the most southern city in the world, Puerto Toro, Chile. The landscape is a diverse plethora of vegetation that supplies many sources of food and medicines. It is also home to indigenous people and unknown tribes that still live in the Amazon Rainforest. History of the People and the Food. Before the Spanish explorers came to the Americas around the 16th century, there were existing thriving civilizations.