Water In Ancient Egyptian Civilization

The purpose of this journal was to inform scholars and readers about the country of Egypt and its origins: the Ancient Egyption civilization and how it was built upon nature itself. The value of Hansen’s journal gives the perspective of a whole new world and geographical features. Egypt is surrounded by harsh unlivable climats, but the civilization was able to last over 500 years by using their geographical resources to their advantage to create faith, protection, and life as described by Kathy. Kathy has a PHD that she gained from Union University and is an associate publisher of Quintessential Careers. Despite the highly informative ideas, a limitation of the book is that it was written to describe Egyptian environmental aspects for readers to learn more about Egypt and maybe the desire to someday travel to Egypt. The book may have the perspective of a sort of travel guide showing a small bais while, trying to persuade people to travel to

“Egypt…is, so to speak, the gift of the Nile.” (Doc. E). The Nile River was a river that flowed for approximately 680 miles through ancient Egypt, and through other African countries. It was a crucial water source for ancient Egypt, and it was essential for the survival of the Egyptian people. Ancient Egypt was one of the dominating river valley civilizations in the ancient world, and it was located in northern Africa. It had deserts, bodies of water, mountains, and flat plains. In this context, shaping means developing and impacting. The Nile River shaped ancient Egypt in many ways. The geographical aspect and the resources the Nile provided; the transportation, and therefore trade; and the spiritual impact on the Egyptians that the Nile had all played roles in the shaping of ancient Egypt.

Imagine a mother and a newborn child. Now picture the mother abandoning the baby with no one to feed or take care of it. It is very likely that the baby would die. The Nile, a major river in northeastern Africa, could be considered as Ancient Egypt’s mother. Because Egypt was so isolated, the river was all they ever knew. The economy and belief system of Egypt were totally dependant on the Nile River, and if it did not exist, neither would this powerful empire.

Another way the Nile helped shape ancient Egypt was in document B,agriculture. The nile provided them with

Since the Egyptians were surrounded by natural barriers, it was hard to trade to nearby civilizations, because there was none nearby. Also, it was hard to travel by foot because of the barriers, so the Nile provided great

worry. The Nile shaped ancient Egypt by giving it all the resources it needed and providing a great

Ancient Egypt’s geography, especially the Nile River, greatly affected its population. The Nile River was and still is an extremely important source of many resources for its people. It can provide things like water, fertile soil, and transportation.It can also cause destruction and is dangerous. Since their lives depended on the Nile so much, the people of Egypt totally shaped their lives around it. Without it, they would not have been able to survive.

The Nile is essential to the people of Ancient Egypt because of its location, settlement, economy, and religious beliefs. The Nile River greatly impacted the lives of Ancient Egyptians, shaping their civilization on where they live. Most of Egypt was a barren desert, so the inhabitants clustered around water sources to survive. In Document B, the map of the Nile gave the Egyptians a sense of protection from outside invaders. The way the river flows, from south to north, creates two distinct areas:

“Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history” once announced by Arthur Henderson. So you want to be educated about the Nile and ancient Egypt, here are a few facts to get you started. Egypt is a very old, ancient place, the first pharaoh began ruling around 2920 BCE. Almost 5,000 years ago. The famous Nile River, almost everybody knows about, is located in Egypt. The Nile River shaped life in ancient Egypt in several areas of Egyptian life. Three of these ways were transportation and farming, spiritual life, and population and settlement.

Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian agricultural lives were highly differentiated due to their contrasting geographical situations, and also differences in technological processes and developments. Only a small area of Egyptian land (the Delta and Nile Valley) was fertile during the annual inundation of the river Nile. Moreover, harsh natural circumstances created a famine risk for the entire population, thus restricting the freedom to decide for a common citizen. To illustrate, an uneven spillage of the river Nile, when there were insufficient water resources for the agriculture or floods threatening corps, required a unified, or communal, water regulation and distributional system. So, a

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

In a surface examination of the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is quickly evident that no good things come from the wilderness. Therein, the wilderness is often associated with the savages and the devil. In his work The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne finds herself exiled by society for having an adulterous affair with the town reverend which brought forth the child known as Pearl. Pearl is quickly established as the child of the wilderness: wild, capricious, and thought by the town to be a demon-child. She represents several entities in the novel just by her being, but when her morality is delved into, much more of the nature of the story can be revealed. Pearl’s role is often overlooked as a formative force in the novel. Some scholars have gone as far as to denounce her as unnecessary to the story’s makeup. Upon close examination, it can be determined that Pearl is indeed a necessary element. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Pearl presents themes of morality, both personal and cultural, as well as the divide between society and nature, through her interactions with Hester, Reverend Dimmesdale, and the scarlet letter itself.

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.

“Hey Dacoda let's ride down that hill over there.” “Ok then but are you sure we should do that?” Don’t worry you won’t get hurt.” “ Alright then” That's how it all started, with one of my friends saying let’s ride down that hill and i of course decide to go down first and let’s just say what a terrible mistake i made. Once he said that i was all in on the terrible and unintelligent idea so i went down first and it was fun at first and i was going pretty fast and with the wind on my face i didn’t have a care in the world but then about three to five seconds later into ride i crash and hurt my right leg and right side of my face right by my cheek. I didn’t cry but

As a kid we all had a dream, one that could have been completely unrealistic, such as becoming an astronaut or following in the steps of our role model. We seek after these jobs because we see successful people on T.V. or people we know that live a happy, lavish life. As adolescence, our minds are fulfilled with the most creative ideas, the highest expectations, and tons of bizarre goals, but the question we need to ask ourselves is how will we accomplish these dreams we place amongst ourselves? Important things we do not think about as kids is what we will major in, or if we are really passionate about the job we believe is the best job for us. Usually we start thinking about what we might want to major in during our junior year of high school when the college searching process begins. Even after we think we know what we are going to major in, we still are not completely confident with our decision. The article I believe will help upcoming Southern Connecticut State University freshmen is Nathan Gebhard’s “Four Steps to Choosing a College Major.” This article would benefit Freshmen by helping them think deeper into what they sincerely want in life. Three key things this article will help incoming freshmen with is choosing their own goals, finding what interests them, and help determine whether a job is right for you.