The Nile

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The Nile

• Egypt formed around the Nile River (4145 miles)
• Blackland surrounds Nile River
• Created from Spring rains depositing rich and
  fertile silt
• Breadbasket (wheat and flax)

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The Nile
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Why the Nile River Valley?

• Protected by the Mediterranean
• Nile cataracts protect from southern attacks
• Deserts and delta marshes form eastern and
  western natural barriers
• Natural Resources

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2 Regions of Egypt

• Upper Egypt South from first cataract to
  within 100 miles of the Mediterranean
• Lower Egypt North Delta region where the Nile
  flows into the Mediterranean

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Geographical Unification

• Under King Menes in 3100 BC

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The Old Kingdom

• 2700-2200 BC (The Pyramid Age)
• Established centralized government (Pharaoh and
  Viser)
• Divine Law rules Egypt
• Structured social system
• Polytheistic Religion
• Financial basis farming

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The Old Kingdom
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The Middle Kingdom

• 2050 to 1650 BC
• Pharaohs reclaim power
• Prosperity/construction projects
• Hyksos Invasion the Kingdoms Demise
• New Technology
• Who wins?

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