How Did Geography Affect Civilization's Development

The first reason the Nile River shaped Ancient Egypt was by setting the calendar. The Nile River Flood Cycle Chart shows that Akhet was the flood season and lasted from mid-June to mid-October (Doc B). The flood season flooded the fields and fertilized the the soil with silt. When the fields flooded it was a sign for the farmers that planting season was coming. The Nile River Flood Cycle Chart states, ¨crops in the Lower Nile harvested and sent to the market.” (Doc B). This season was called Shemu and it was from mid-February to mid- June. The farmers knew what to do when that season came because of the Nile’s flood cycle. All in all this is how the Nile shaped

The Nile shaped Egypt by influencing its geography, popular distribution, and settlements. The majority of settlements in Ancient Egypt were located around the Nile River Delta (Doc. A), where land was fertile, trade was good, and there were many natural resources. Because of geography in this civilization, Egyptians could easily protect and defend themselves, as well as settle down and have good lives.

    Physical geography plays a significant part in the development and success of different people and countries. A country's location can greatly affect how that country does economically. For example, country’s near water typically do better economically than landlocked because water unlocks more trade opportunities. However, some landlocked countries can still do well because of it’s neighboring countries that may be located near water. Another example is the type of environment you’re located in. People in countries with a more agricultural based environment will live very differently than a country surrounded by desert that may focus on oil or minerals. Yet, some countries, like the U.S, are so big that they have many different climates, ecosystems, and environments; allowing for many different types of ways to make money, trade, and live.

The Nile River was the life force of ancient Egypt. People from all over the region immigrated to the area for its irrigation waters and rich silt deposits. The geography of the region played a huge role in the way the inhabitants and civilization in general was formed. The main core of Egypt covered 386, 560 square miles, of which only 11, 720 were cultivable (Tignor et al., Worlds Together, 62). The Nile differed itself specifically from the Tigris and Euphrates in that its waters did not irrigate or fertilize nearly as well but it did create green belts along the water. This created a society that flourished along the river. The Nile unlike Mesopotamia did not have a bountiful borderland but did have a desert rich in materials. The Niles predictability as the source of life and abundance shaped the character of the people and their culture. (Tignor et al., Worlds Together, 63). The Nile was peaceful and calm unlike the vicious Tigris And Euphrates Rivers. Egypt with its natural borders, which included the Mediterranean Sea, Deserts, and Large Waterfalls, was very isolated. This helped to achieve

During the years of 3500 BC to 2500 BC, the geography of a land often impacted a civilizations development in great measures. Depending on the resources available or the detriments present due to certain topographical characteristics like rivers or deserts, a civilization could flourish or collapse. By studying the geographic features of growing societies like the Nile, Euphrates, and Tigris Rivers as well as the Mediterranean Sea of Egypt and Mesopotamia, the link between developing cultures and geography will be examined through sources, including Egypt: Ancient Culture, Modern Land edited by Jaromir Malek and Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization by Paul Kriwaczek. To determine the extent

As Egypt thrives and becomes stronger everyday as a whole, it gets help from one special and important geological feature, the Nile. How did the Nile shape Ancient Egypt? Ancient Egypt was a civilization in Northeastern Africa that settled along the longest river in the world, the Nile. Ancient Egyptians civilized along the Nile helping them advance their city. The Nile allowed the ancient Egyptians to have fertile soil for agriculture, and trade from the help of transportation.

The Nile River took place in Egypt’s agriculture. All of the major cities in ancient Egypt are near the Nile and the fertile land around it. The Nile produced a type of silt when it flooded. The ancient Egyptians used this silt to plant crops such as wheat and bareley which was one of the Egyptians only food source. This is why it was very important when the Nile flooded. The Egyptians even had a their seasons based off of when the Nile River flooded. The Nile produced almost every food source that the Egyptians had. It produced wheat, bareley, papyrus roots and fish. They used the Nile’s wheat and barley for bread and beer, and ate papyrus roots and fish. Without the Nile River the ancient Egyptians would have nothing to eat or trade.

All through history, geographic features have impacted the improvement of civilizations and districts. These features have both advanced and constrained interactions with other civilizations and regions. Today, I will inform you about two main geographic features that have substantially influenced the development of ancient Egypt and have promoted or limited the interaction of this civilization with another civilization or region. These geographic features are the Nile river and the Mediterranean sea. Throughout this essay, you will also learn about how the ancient Egyptian civilization compares to modern Egypt.

The geography of early Western civilizations greatly affected their development economically, politically, and socially. There are a Number of different first wave and second wave civilizations. The ones that I will be discussing include Mesopotamians, Egyptians, and Greeks. Each of these civilizations proved a number of different ways that their geography affected their development.

Geography and the environment play a monumental role in the establishment and success of a nearly every civilization. For example, rivers bring water and allow for agricultural development, while mountains or deserts provide for protection and create a barrier. Many things, such as the aforementioned deserts and mountains, can offer both positive and negative influences on the society in question. The climate and amount of rainfall is directly related to the success or failure of crop growing, and thus related to the amount of time spent on simply surviving. Civilizations that are able to spend less time on subsistence farming are able to redirect that energy towards the establishment of arts, culture, religion, and science. Where a

As the floodwaters receded in October, farmers were left with well watered and fertile soil in which to plant their crops. The Egyptians grew their crops along the banks of the River Nile on the rich black soil or Kemet which was left behind after the yearly floods. The fertile soil was ideal to grow healthy crops. Ancient Egypt could not have existed if it weren't for the Nile. Considering how low rainfall Eygpt gets, the 4-month floods contributed moisture to their crops.

Physically and culturally Ancient Egypt is a large part of Africa. Many scholars indicate that “…Egyptian prehistory are agreed on two basic principles: the African geological context, according to which the Egyptian Epipaleolithic and Neolithic cultures are included in a wide Saharan Nile context; and the continuity of time” (Autuori 113). Ancient Egypt was forged on the Nile River, a main geographical landmark in Africa. Although Ancient Egypt may be close to Asia, it is a part of the African continent. The southern and western parts of Egypt are bordered by African landmass. The Mediterranean Sea and he Sinai Peninsula separate Egypt from Asia and Europe. Africa’s flora and fauna were used in symbol systems in early Egyptian culture. Animals native to Africa were used in early hieroglyphics and iconographies. This makes it evident that there is a definite link between Egypt and its African posterity. “[Late prehistoric Egypt]…the essentially African nature of many of the central features of Pharaonic civilization…it also explains the innumerable cultural parallels between ancient Egypt and both the ancient Saharan and modern black African civilizations” (133). The geographic

Have you ever wondered how Egypt became one of the most successful places in Africa? Well it's all thanks to the geograph.Today I want to talk about the Sahara,Mediterranean sea ,and the Nile river. First Egypt is covered by the largest desert called the Sahara.The Sahara supports no life for the Egyptians but life for some animals such as snakes and camels.The Sahara helped the egyptians by protecting them from other nations around them because who would want to cross a hot and large desert to attack some on .There is no water in the Sahara.The red lands was known to be life for Egypt and was a barren desert that protected Egypt from two sides. Second the med sea is north of egypt. It provided the Egyptians transportation.they traded with

For reasons unknown four regions between 5000 and 2000 B.C.E rapidly expanded their land and changed at a quicker pace than other regions. They all had better agriculture, technology, development of state power and construction of cities. These rivers were the Nile in Egypt, the valley of the Indus River, which is now Pakistan, Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which is today known as Iraq and the Yellow River in China. These four regions although grew faster they also shared similarities and differences between ecology and their floodplains. As well as their society about settlement and labor and their involvement with politics. Lastly all their different cultures they

Geography affected early civilizations as it it necessary to have adequate access to water, animals for hunting, fertile soil, and safety. The Aztecs settled and developed in the central basin, the Valley of Mexico. The central basin consisted of five lakes, the largest being Lake Texcoco. The lakes were salt water, thus affecting the surrounding soil and making it infertile. Cities developed around the lakes, and farmers harvested crops on the outskirts of these cities. This influenced a class system as those with power and riches lived in the cities. Since there were many different ecological zones in the mexican basin, different farmers used different techniques and grew different crops, developing a trade system for food and necessities.