Explain the rise of civilization in one of the following locations: Ancient Egypt‚ Indus River Valley‚ or Mesopotamia. Egypt‚ otherwise known as the “Gift of the Nile”‚ started as small villages along the great Nile River‚ and slowly became greater to the point of city-states‚ and eventually a great empire. The small villages evolved into the thriving civilization by three major doings; commercial trade along the river influencing and ultimately boosting their economy‚ architecture that has lasted
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to warehouse/retailer) and outbound transportation cost (from warehouse/retailer to customers). Transportation costs‚ as with most e-retailers‚ are higher at Blue Nile than at Tiffany or Zales. The outbound transportation distance and hence costs and time tend to be much higher when inventories are aggregated‚ as is the case at Blue Nile. In the case of Tiffany and Zales‚ some economies of scale can still be realized on inbound transportation at all downstream stages of the supply chain until the
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for the River Nile which‚ rising in the Abyssinian mountains in the south‚ runs through it for hundreds of miles till it spreads out into the many streams which forms the famous Delta (so called because the land watered by these mouths of the Nile is the shape of the Greek letter Delta a triangle)‚ and empties itself into the Mediterranean Sea. Egypt‚ which has scarcely any rainfall‚ depends entirely on the Nile for its fertility‚ or rather upon the strange annual rise of the Nile. Once every year
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and Euphrates rivers‚ and Egypt’s river source was the Nile. These civilizations depended on these rivers to have productive agriculture in arid areas. However‚ these rivers were different. The Nile was predictable‚ rising annually and bringing soil and water to Egypt’s rich agriculture. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers also rose annually‚ but were unpredictable and were said to “submerge man’s crops.” Egypt was not only surrounded by the Nile‚ but by deserts‚ mountains‚ and seas. This made it more
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1. Geography and early civilization: Ancient Egypt was located in northeast Africa on the banks of the Lower Nile River‚ the longest river in the world. There were deserts that bordered Egypt on the east‚ south‚ and west with the Mediterranean Sea to the north. The river divided into channels to the north and formed the Nile Delta. Desert hill land was on the west of the Nile Valley and mountains were on the east. The ancient Egyptians thought of their country as being divided into two
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Ancient Egyptian Civilization The Growth of Egyptian Civilization Egypt has been called “the gift of the Nile.” Without this mighty river‚ all Egypt would be desert‚ for it receives little rainfall. Heavy spring and summer rains at the source of the Nile once caused the river to overflow regularly each July. The yearly flooding of the Nile made it possible for Neolithic farmers to grow crops in the valley. The flood waters brought moisture to the dry land and also left behind a layer of rich
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A.P. World History Essay # 1 The civilizations along the Nile River Valley in ancient Egypt and the Yellow River Valley in Ancient China shared many characteristics in relation to many economic‚ social‚ and political structures‚ though they also have some differences. Water‚ whether it be in the form of a lake‚ an ocean‚ or a river‚ has played a critical role in the development of any civilization. With that being said‚ both the Nile River and the Yellow River had civilizations that strived because
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ecological balance was due to the Nile Perch. The Nile perch is a large voracious predator. The Nile Perch was brought to Lake Victoria to help out fisherman but instead the ecological balance of the lake stared to destroy. By 1980 fisherman noticed they were catching more Nile Perch and less of the cichlids. Water Hyacinth also is a major issue that has helped decrease the clearness of Lake Victoria. The water plant has now caused the lake to suffocate. The Nile Perch played a major role with the
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The Aspects of Ancient and Modern Egypt Contrasted An In-depth Analysis of the Differences between the Egypt of Yesterday and Today The Aspects of Ancient and Modern Egypt Contrasted Egyptian culture has many contrasts and contradictions between the old and the new. The two cultures are much different from each other. But in its entirety‚ the culture of Egypt has successfully combined the best of both worlds. Keeping the appeal and magnificence of its ancient culture unharmed‚ modern Egypt has
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Egyptians were one of the earliest civilizations. This civilization rose around 3100 B.C. (p. 15)‚ along the northern part of the Nile river. The Nile was an obvious place for the early Egyptians to settle. All along its banks runs a strip of land that is only a few miles wide‚ which has perfect soil for growing food. This was thanks to the yearly rain that caused the Nile to flood its banks and deposit nutrient rich soil on the farmlands. This annual flooding leads these early people to start believing
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