Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization: Exploding the Myths: 1

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Matthew D. Evenden, First Versus Power: An Environmental History of the Fraser River (Cambridge University Press, 2004). For Ancient Civilizations, The Nile River Valley Was A Source Of Food And Income. When The Water Crested In October, The Land Was Prime For Planting Crops Such As Wheat, Barley, And Papyrus. Ancient Civilizations Developed Irrigation Systems To Redirect Water And Enhance The Growing Season. In Addition, The River Was Plentiful With Fish, Which Could Be Sold Or Traded. In Sudan, The River Is Called Bahr Al-ghazal, Or A Sea Of Gazelles, And The Southern Portion Of The River Is Called Bahr El Abyad, Or The White Sea. Furthermore, When The River Travels Through Ethiopia It Is Called Bahr El Jabal, Which Translates To The Sea Of Mountains. Regardless Of The Name, All Of These Tributaries Merge Into The Mighty Nile River.

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New Kingdom: 1550-1077 BCE

The land continued to develop and its population increased until Roman times. Important factors in this process were unity, political stability, and the expansion of the area of cultivated land. The harnessing of the Nile was crucial to growth. S. Shaw and A. Francis, eds. Deep Blue: Critical Reflections on Nature, Religion and Water (Routledge, 2014).

You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in Yi-Fu Tuan, The Hydrologic Cycle and the Wisdom of God: A Theme in GeoTeology (University of Toronto Press, 1968).Peter Henket, Congo Tales: Told by the People of Mbomo = Racontés par les Gens de Mbomo (1979, Prestel, 2019, 2nd ed.) As such, the importance of the Ancient Egyptian Nile Valley Civilization of Kemet reveals the important contributions of Pre-Colonial Africa to World Civilization.

As the oldest Nile Valley Civilization, the Ta-Seti Civilization should also be regarded as one of Pre-Colonial Africa’s greatest contributions to world Civilization. Constance Lindsay Skinner, 1st ed., Great Rivers of America Series (Farrar & Rinehart, 1937–1946; Rinehart & Company, 1946–1960; Rinehart & Winston, 1960–1974).

The soil of the Nile River delta between El Qâhira (Cairo) and the Mediterranean Sea is rich in nutrients, due to the large silt deposits the Nile leaves behind as it flows into the sea. The banks of the Nile all along its vast length contain rich soil as well, thanks to annual flooding that deposits silt. From space, the contrast between the Nile's lush green river banks and the barren desert through which it flows is obvious.