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The physical environments of Egypt and Mesopotamia do explain their cultural differences. Egyptians had natural barriers and fertile, predictable land, while Mesopotamians had unpredictable land and no protection from invaders. These key differences are the basis of the cultural differences between the two regions, and explain different parts of their culture, such as their outlook on life/afterlife and their rulers. Egyptians viewed the afterlife in a very positive way - they believed if they

Egypt: The Gift of the Nile “three gifts of the Nile to Egypt” there are so many things that the Nile have given Egypt and that have help the improved to the Egypt that they are today, three of the gift maybe help them build pyramids, help them grow crops or to have food and for them to have were to wash their clothes there are so many, more gifts that the Nile have gave them and that is easier for them to live in the improved Egypt that they are today.

and of course, each flood washed new fertile sediment onto the floodplains where they planted their crops. (Struggle Over the Nile). Damming of the Nile Life on the river was pretty much the same for thousands of years, until 1889 when the first Aswan Dam was built in an attempt to control the yearly floods. It proved to be insufficient and was raised two more times until it was decided to build another dam upstream in 1946. Once these dams were functional they provided many benefits to the rapidly

The Suez Crisis: The Sun sets on the days of Empire. In the latter half of the 20th century, and following on from the international changes wrought by the Second World War, the old imperialist nations began to realise that the world had changed and that they were no longer global powers. In 1922, Oswald Spengler wrote that the rise of nations and cultures is inevitably followed by their eclipse. Ironically for Britain, victory in World War Two perhaps masked this for a while, and it was not until

enables transportation to those areas where road access is not possible. The Nile is not only of great importance to support many incomes across Africa but is of great strategic importance as it is a gateway to Africa. The Aswan Dam "The High Dam is the greatest project on the River Nile. It is one of the major national projects of the 20th century by virtue of its impact on irrigation, agriculture and industry in Egypt." Egypt StateInformation Service

Roots of Western civilization are found in the Middle East, which is Turkey, Palestine, and Mesopotamia. In Greek Mesopotamia means the land between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates in today’s Iraq. Mesopotamia was a collection of assorted cultures who were bonded by their script, their gods, and their attitude towards women. Mesopotamia is known as the “cradle of civilization” because of the rise of the city as we recognize that entity today and the invention of writing. Egypt is often referred

Egypt is one of the earliest and longest-lasting civilizations to have been established. The land, in length, stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to Sudan. The nomads of the time, or prehistoric Egyptians, were forced to move from northeast Africa when a drought came. The early Egyptians abandoned the nomadic lifestyle when they left, and decided to settle in the lower Nile river valley where they adapted to a lifestyle of farming. These settlers discovered the various uses of the Nile River, created

In 1965, Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in response to the US’ withdrawal of aid for the Aswan Dam. In this historical context, the US agreed to offer aid for the building of Aswan dam because it might lessen the alliances of Nasser with Soviet Union and their power in the Middle East. However, The US’ withdrew its offer as a result of Nasser’s continued alliance with the Soviet Union and was a reason for the nationalization of Suez Canal (St. John 278). The book Eisenhower 1956 used to analyze

Gamal Abdel Nasser was the second president of Egypt from 1956 until his death in 1970. Nasser came into power by using the free officers, who are members of the military, to exile King Farouk, the current monarch during this time period. A column in a magazine named the Business Week claimed that Nasser was, “definitely moving toward totalitarianism… [Nasser’s] secret police have been taking on Nazi-Communist efficiency.” After this event, Nasser put Naguib, the current president, under house

year later, in 1902, the Asyut Barrage was more than 200 miles upstream from Cairo. Then there was the first dam at Aswan that was built between 1899 and 1902. After years and years, the dam has been enlarged. In 1929 and 1934, the water level rose, but the dam's capacity increased. The Aswan Dam was located to 600 miles upstream from Cairo and 4 miles upstream towards the real Aswan dam that was created. What was really the dam job? It was to control the Nile water, so the crops could get provided