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Bookmark or Share- Ancient Egyptian civilization (article) | Khan AcademyApart from the delta region, where the river spreads out as it flows into the sea, most settlement in the Nile Valley was confined to within a few miles of the river itself (see map above). The Nile River flooded annually; this flooding was so regular that the ancient Egyptians set their three seasons— Inundation , or flooding, Growth, and ...
- Ancient Egypt and the Nile River Valley (video) | Khan AcademyIn fact, human settlement we believe was along this Nile River Valley as far as 6,000 BCE or 8,000 years ago, and it might have been there even further back in time. And because you have that agriculture, it allowed for higher population densities, which allowed for more specialization of labor and more complex societies.
- Why the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient EgyptWhy the Nile River Was So Important to Ancient Egypt. From nourishing agricultural soil to serving as a transportation route, the Nile was vital to ancient Egypt's civilization. By: Patrick J....
- Nile River - National Geographic SocietyThe Nile River flows from south to north through eastern Africa. It begins in the rivers that flow into Lake Victoria (located in modern-day Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya), and empties into the Mediterranean Sea more than 6,600 kilometers (4,100 miles) to the north, making it one of the longest river in the world.
- Nile - WikipediaMost of the population and cities of Egypt lie along those parts of the Nile valley north of the Aswan Dam. Nearly all the cultural and historical sites of Ancient Egypt developed and are found along river banks. The Nile is, with the Rhône and Po, one of the three Mediterranean rivers with the largest water discharge.
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