It has many tributaries but there are two main ones: the White Nile fed by lake Victoria and the Blue Nile coming from Ethiopian mountains. These two main branches join near Khartoum, the capital of Sudan and they continue together as Nile proper until meeting the Mediterranean Sea and forming the Nile delta in northern Egypt. Around 5000 BC, one of the first great civilizations developed in the northern Nile river valley dependent on agriculture in a land called Egypt. Water; Fertile soil; and river's flow north while prevailing wind blows south made the Nile the best transportation way, were examples of the Nile gifts. Another gift is that every year the flood came bringing disaster and famine due to destroying the crops and their villages.
The Spread of African, Arab, and Asian Empires The early African, Arab, and Asian Empires had strong influence on the culture of much of the world. Although these Empires were established long ago, during the period of 2000 BC to 1294 AD, the influence of their culture, political, economic and social structures had profound effects on the world not only during its time, but also on today's civilizations as well. The African Empires The African Empires were the oldest of all empires and consisted of five kingdoms. These included the empires of Kush, Axum, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, which ruled from 2000 B.C. to 1500 A.D.
The Role of Nile River for Egyptian Civilization. Nile river is the longest river in the world. The river begins at lake Tana in Ethiopia that crosses many African countries and ends at Egypt before flowing to Meditranean sea. Nile is the blood,life,or backbone of Egyptian existence and civilization. Without Nile river ,Egypt would just have been a wastless continuation of Saharan desert with little agriculture, transportation and communication.
The Nile River, in particular, was an aspect of agriculture whose impact on African societies would change the way we see it today. The ancient Egyptian civilization developed along the Nile River, where the soil was rich and the agricultural opportunities were plentiful. The Nile River cut through something of an arid landscape, so the people clustered along the riverbanks, where, in addition to farms, they constructed towns and cities. Though we often think of ancient Egypt in terms of massive construction projects, such as the pyramids, most Egyptians lived in smaller towns. Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Nile floods at a predictable time of the year and in relatively predictable stages.
These inventions (refer to Document C for examples) caused great economic expansion across Europe. Yet at the same time, these exact inventions caused for a need of more raw materials. This is where Imperialism began to take shape, because before Imperialism in Africa had begun, there were still many examples of Europeans who’d enslaved africans on their own land. Which meant that once raw materials for machines that needed simple labor in a factory rather than the fields were needed to maintain their great economic boost; whichever European country had the most property in Africa, got to conquer the most land in its entirety (Scramble for Africa). Meaning these now obsolete slaves were being subject to have to watch European countries take over their lands and began industrializing on african soil because of how rich in materials the African land is.
The Nile river also supported in their early political unification between upper and lower Egypt. I believe that without the Nile River the early Egyptians would not have existed. The geographical surroundings of the Nile river has a big impact on the development of the Egyptian civilization. First of all the Nile river is 6695 kilometers (4184 miles) long, with this length, the Nile river is the longest river on Earth starting from Uganda to Ethiopia, flowing through a total of nine countries to the Mediterranean Sea. Located in Sahara desert in Northern Africa, the river flows north while the wind blows south making the Nile the main transportation way.
The African economy is one of debate due to its unpredictability - it is infamous for its devastating famine and health problems, but some transnational companies (TNCs) see opportunities of regeneration and economic boost for both their company and the financial state of the country, as a wave of improving governance and demographics is predicted to come by some. Mukhtar Kent, who researches untapped markets for TNCs to penetrate, describes Africa as, 'the untold story'. He believes, "the presence and the significance of [...] business in Africa is far greater than India and China even today. The relevance is much bigger". Around 1 million Africans are employed to the biggest soft drink brand in the world - Coca-Cola.
The Ancient Egyptians thought of Egypt as being divided into two types of land, the “black land” and the “red land. “ The “black land” was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile, and was mainly used as a growing land for their crops because of their deposition of rich, black silt every year after the Nile flood. The “red land” consisted of a barren desert and acted as natural barrier to protect Egypt from invasions by neighboring countries. Despite being a desert, it was a source of precious metals and semi-precious stones. The ancient Egyptians believed that it was important to record and communicate information about the religion and government.
Because of this there has been an increase in suicides among this population (Rowntree, Lewis, Price, & Wycoff, 2012, p. 550). South Asia can easily be divided in to several different crop zones. Rice is the main crop and in the lower Ganges Valley, lowlands in eastern and western coasts, delta lands of Bangladesh, lower Indus Valley, and in Sri Lanka. This region is the fourth largest producer of rice in the world. Wheat is the main crop grown in the northern Indus Valley and western half of Gange’s Valley.
Access to commodities such as fabrics, spices, and gold motivated a European quest for a faster means to reach South Asia. It was this search that led the Portuguese down the coast of West Africa to Sierra Leone in 1460. Due to several technological and cultural advantages, Portugal dominated world trade for nearly 200 years, from the fifteenth to the sixteenth centuries. While, in the fifteenth century, the rest of Europe was decimated by the Black Plague, Portugal was protected by its physical isolation. Additionally, Portugal had an unusually strong national identity, due to its natural geographic borders, allowing the pooling of the considerable economic resources necessary to fund these ambitious explorations.