Civilizations, plus revolutionized agriculture, city planning, and written alphabet. Egypt was a narrow strip of land along the Nile River. Each year the Nile River would floods leaving behind a fertile fringe of soil. They called it “the black land” and the deserts all around the Nile were called “the red land”. Mesopotamia and Egypt were different in terms of cities and states since Egypt had Babylon, Assyrian, and Nubian Kingdom of Ta-sati Persian rue in Egypt pharaoh.
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 first civilizations to appear in history started on a river valley or in a place where resources are numerous and example of these are in India where Indus river is found and Tigris where Euphrates is found and many other places (cradles of civilization). The Nile is the longest river in the world, cuts a swath of green and life through the bareness of the giant Sahara desert in northern Africa. It is almost 4160 miles long from its remotest head stream, the Lavironza river in Burundi, in central Africa to its delta on the Mediterranean sea north east of Egypt. The river flows northward and drain 1100100 square miles, about tenth the size of Africa, passing through ten African countries. 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.
1. Influence of Physical environment on Ancient Society including: a. Location, Geography, Topography and Resources of Persian Empire and its Neighbours Location, geography and topography  Empire ruled by Darius and Xerxes stretched from Black Sea and Caspian Sea  Steppes of Turkestan in north, to Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea in south, from Egypt and Aegean Sea in west, to Indus River and Jaxartes River in east  Covered 5 million square km  Population of 10 million  Topographic features include rugged mountain ranges (densely forested), low-lying deserts, fertile plains with rivers and streams and extensive coastline Resources  Size of empire meant limitless no. of resources  Metals s.a. iron, copper, gold and tin  Semi-precious stones s.a. opals, tourquoise, emeralds  Trees e.g. forests of oak, walnut, almond  Stone s.a. marble  Sheep, goats and cattle which were grazed all over empire  Agricultural produce s.a. cereal crops, figs and pomegranates, vines, dates, flax, wool and silk 2.
The Simpson Desert Case Study Location: The Simpson Desert is located in arid central Australia, on the borders of Queensland, Northern Territory and South Australia. The Simpson covers an area of approximately 176,500 km’2 and is underlined by the Great Artesian Basin. In areas it ranges from below sea level to around 300 meters above sea level and includes some of the world’s largest sand dunes. The Simpson Desert is bordered in the south by Lake Eyre, in the north via the Plenty highway, in the west alongside the stony tableland, the rivers Finke, Mogumber, Stevenson and Todd, and in the east the rivers of Diamantina, Georgina, Warburton and Goyder’s Lagoon. Climate: The Climate in the Simpson Desert is an extremely hot and dry during the days with cooler nights that reach very low temperatures.
After 800 years as an important pilgrimage site, as well as a Christian and Lycian Capital, the City of Myra was buried under 18 feet of mud from the Myros River. All that remained was the large Amphitheater, the necropolis rock-cut tombs and the Church of Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus. According to Strabo in his text “Geography”, Myra was one of the six leading towns of the ancient Lycia, and was also one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean during its time. The Lycians were an ancient society who inhabited the area of present day Turkey, and the union was comprised of about 20 cities, which strived for independence as well as freedom for all individuals. Even though the amphitheater, church and tombs are clearly visible from the surface, the discovery of Myra is credited to Charles Fellows.
History test By Tayla Ioannopoulos What continent is Egypt On? a) American b) African c) European d) United states What is Egyptian writing called? a) Nero b) Kirogliphics c) Tolan d) Hieroglyphics Ancient Egypt is divided into two parts. They are a) North and south b) West and east c) Upper and lower d) Top and bottom The river that flows through Egypt is a) Red river b) Nile river c) Mediterranean river d) None of the above Inundation is a) The annual flooding of the river b) The time where the leaves fall c) The time where all the ancient Egyptians get a day off d) None of the above What did ancient Egyptian women usually? a) Nothing b) Pant
I.Introduction The love of money is the root of all evil. Nigeria is a Country situated in the West Africa region, it is a Country with dense population of over 140 million inhabitants, and most importantly, it is a Country that is very rich in oil. Nigeria is not only the 6th largest oil producer in world, it is also the 8th largest exporter of crude oil. Most of Nigeria’s oil comes from the Niger Delta which is sometimes called the Oil River. The Niger Delta has a lot of regions that generates oil but one of the popular places is Ogoniland.
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.
{3} Mecca is located in the Hijaz region of western Saudi Arabia. The city lies inland 73 kilometers east of Jiddah, in the narrow, sandy Valley of Abraham. The Holy City is 277 meters (909 feet) above sea level. Each year, thousands of Muslims from around the world join in a pilgrimage to Mecca (the hajj), in fulfillment of one of the Five Pillars of Islam. The Religious Significance of Mecca The importance of Mecca for Muslims is inestimable.