Aswan

Assignment #2 The Aswan dam was constructed as a direct response to the rapid population growth within Egypt during that time. With a population of 26 million by the time construction began on the dam, the government of Egypt was worried about food and energy demands. The dams original thought was to provide power and expand available water supplies outside of the flooding season to allow for higher agricultural yields. The construction of the dam also thought to carry some secondary effect with

stone blocks, and was therefore more economical, particularly for large construction projects such as entire palace complexes or row upon row of temple storage magazines [7]. 1.2 The City of Aswan Aswan is the ancient city of Swenet, which in antiquity was the frontier town of Ancient Egypt facing the south. Aswan is located about 879 km in the south of Cairo. The city stood upon a peninsula on the right (east) bank of the Nile, immediately below (and north of) the first cataract of the flowing waters

blocks, and was therefore more economical, particularly for large construction projects such as entire palace complexes or row upon row of temple storage magazines [7]. 1.2 The City of Aswan Aswan is the ancient city of Swenet, which in antiquity was the frontier town of Ancient Egypt facing the south. Aswan is located about 879 km in the south of

Location, Geography and Climate Ancient Egypt is known to have been the world’s longest lasting civilization due to their unique climatic and geographic conditions, a stable hierarchical society of government, and a religion that revolves around death and afterlife. Egypt’s glory went on for over four millennia from around 5500 B.C.E. to its conquest by the Greek in 332 B.C.E. Egypt is located in the northern edge of the Sahara desert, with the river Nile dissecting the land from the south to the

The Nile River is inhabited by many plants and animals. The Nile’s waters, which stretch for more than 4,000 miles, 600 of it being in Egypt, have dangerous cataracts and waterfalls throughout. This prevents animals from living in some areas of the largest river in the world. This river was important not only to plants and animals, but it also influenced Egypt itself. Because of this river, the Egyptians had a place to settle down, develop a religion, trade, and eat. If not for the Nile, Egypt

Natural Resources The only reason that Egypt has survived over their long history has been because of the Nile River. The Nile has provided a long strip of fertile land throughout Egypt moving nearly 88 billion cubic Meters of water each year. As 90% of water used in the country comes from the Nile its clear to say no country relies so heavily on a single river. There is a huge flaw there though; they share the river with another country called Ethiopia. Ethiopia fills a reservoir that can hold 74

I chose the Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley. These two civilizations are two of the most favorable ancient civilizations. Although these civilizations are similar in many ways, the small, but impacting differences it what makes these two civilizations stand out the most. The Nile River Valley was located in northern Africa in a country called Egypt. Mesopotamia was located in modern day Iraq, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, and parts of Turkey. The origin of Mesopotamia comes from the meaning “between

Egypt truly was “the Gift of the Nile” because the Nile economically, spiritually, and socially provided support for Egypt. Without the Nile, Egypt would have remained a desert full of helplessness. Many believe that Egypt would have been nothing without the Nile as it is the root of everything in that nation including some ideas of religion. The Nile provided may things for the land of Egypt; physical needs, spiritual needs, and mental needs. The Nile allowed for a lot of socialization. People

Changing Times Egypt full of history and culture diverseness, throughout its ever changing landscape you first must define what is culture? Do you identify it by the different regions? Religious beliefs? Maybe traditions? Generations as in any culture will pass down the customs and values of the country teaching the younger generations the importance of their roots and ideas. As the country continues to grow and expand so will the culture, it is ever changing with modernization of

The Nile River helped Egypt economically, socially, and religiously, and as a result Egypt was named “the Gift of the Nile” because of the given history of these great waters. The Nile has continued for centuries to provide whats necessary for the people of Egypt and their daily lives. The Nile River is truly a blessing to these people and Egypt would not be the same without it. Without the Nile, Egypt would have remained a hot desert. The people would have not been able to survive because there