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TODO:
<pre>TODO:
* Herodotus descriptions
* Herodotus descriptions, including
** crocodile hunting
** crocodile hunting (catch them by putting mud in their eyes!)
** tamed crocodiles in temples in Fayum
** tamed crocodiles in temples in Fayum</pre>
* Nileometers at cataracts
 


See also:  
See also:  
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** flows into Mediterranean Sea
** flows into Mediterranean Sea
** Nile Delta formed as flood waters spread out over coastal lowlands at river mouth
** Nile Delta formed as flood waters spread out over coastal lowlands at river mouth
** the Egyptian words for "East" and "West" are the equivalent of "Right" and "Left"
*** only "left" and "right" when facing upstream (i.e., facing south)
*** so when facing upstream (south), East was to the right and West was to the left
*** this affirms the importance to the Ancient Egyptians of the Nile and its unknown origins
* Ancient Egyptians thought the Nile began somewhere south of the Cataracts (falls)
** from underground sources
* sources = Blue & White Nile:  
* sources = Blue & White Nile:  
** White Nile from tropical, Central Africa
** White Nile from tropical, Central Africa
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*** see Google Earth coordinates for Blue Nile source region >> todo
*** see Google Earth coordinates for Blue Nile source region >> todo
==== Nile Flooding ====
==== Nile Flooding ====
[[File:Assuan Elephantine Nilometer 14.JPG|thumb|right|Nilometer on Elephantine Island, used to measure the Nile River's coming flood levels]]
** 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:  
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**** stays high September
**** stays high September
**** slowly recedes in October
**** slowly recedes in October
* Ancient Egyptians measured coming floods using "Nileometers"
** structures that were placed in the Upper Nile river to measure its height
** and thus measured the coming floods
*** if the measurements were high = disastrous flooding
*** if low = disastrously low crop production
** priests used the measurements to make predictions, thus a source of their power
** Nileometers were used by the ancient Egyptians all the way through to the 20th century building of the Aswan Dam, which collects the flood waters and releases them as needed
==== characteristics of the Nile flooding ====
==== characteristics of the Nile flooding ====
* Nile floods = predictable
* Nile floods = predictable
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