Ancient Egypt: Difference between revisions

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===Nile River===
===Nile River===
==== summary ====
==== Nile summary ====
* Nile Valley = ancient Egypt
* Nile Valley = ancient Egypt
* Egypt was accurately described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus as "The Gift of the Nile"
* Egypt was accurately described by the ancient Greek historian Herodotus as "The Gift of the Nile"
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* Egypt = final 800 miles of the Nile as it runs northward to Mediterranean Sea
* Egypt = final 800 miles of the Nile as it runs northward to Mediterranean Sea
* longest river in the world: 4150 miles long!
* longest river in the world: 4150 miles long!
==== Nile geographic details ====
==== Nile geographic characteristics and details ====
* Click EXPAND for [Nile River] characteristics and details:
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* flows north  
* flows north  
** flows into Mediterranean Sea
** flows into Mediterranean Sea
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** length of river = long, slow flooding season in Egypt
** length of river = long, slow flooding season in Egypt
** the Nile floods slowly:  
** the Nile floods slowly:  
*** 3 months to rise & fall (
*** 3 months to rise & fall
*** Egypt flood season = August to October
*** Egypt flood season = August to October
**** slowly rises in August
**** slowly rises in August