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Art History Worlds: Early River Valley Civilizations
Why did the first complex, politically centralized civilizations materialize along rivers? Find out here by taking a close look at the Nile River civilizations, Mesopotamia, the Harappan civilization and the Xia, the Shang, and the Zhou...
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Cmc: Mysteries of Egypt: Nile River & Desert
This resource provides great pictures of the Nile River and surrounding desert with some description of this unique geography. Very interesting and informative.
BBC
Bbc: Egyptians: The Story of the Nile
Obviously instrumental in Egypt's growth as a magnificent civilization, the Nile's annual inundation provided Egyptians with food and transportation. Archived.
Andre Dollinger
Reshafim: The Nile
Along with a map of the Nile, read about settlements in the area and the importance of the Nile and its flooding to the ancient Egyptians. Follow hyperlinks to additional information.
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Cmc: Egyptian Civilization: Geography
Site provides information about Egyptian geography. Describes the importance of the Nile River and the Nile River Valley.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: This Just In! Nile Network News Update
Site offers interdisciplinary lesson plans on Ancient Egypt.Students will thoroughly research many aspects of life in Ancient Egypt. Lessons will culminate with students presenting their research findings using, a T.V News Show format....
BBC
Bbc: The Story of Africa: The Nile Valley
A brief description of the Nile Valley and the riches it contains.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Egypt and the Nile Valley, 1920
A map of Egypt and the Nile Valley from the delta south to the confluence of the Sobat River and the Upper Nile. This map shows Egypt Proper, Nubia, Kordofan, Sudan, Eritrea, and portions of Abyssinia and British Somalia. The map also...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Population Density in Africa, 1916
A map showing the population density of Africa in 1916 showing density ranges from under 2 inhabitants to areas along the Nile River valley and delta of more than 512 inhabitants per square mile.