Ancient Egypt and Nubia By Jewel

  World’s Longest River  6,000 Miles Long {6,400 kilometers}  2 Main Sources- Blue Nile And White Nile Course Of The Nile River

  The Blue Nile Is Located In Present-Day Ethiopia  The White Nile Is Located In East Africa, Cutting Through Swamps And Ravines.  Both Sources Meet At Present Day Sudan The Sources Of The Nile

  Just North Of Where The Sources Meet, They Form An “S” Shape 1,000 Miles In Shape. {1,600 kilometers}  Along The Stretch Of The Nile Was Nubia.{Place in Africa}  The Nubian Section Contains 6 Cataracts. {Water Filled Rapids} The Nile Through Ancient Nubia

  The Nile Ran 700 Miles Through Ancient Egypt.  At The End Of The Nile Of The North, The River Is Split Into Multiple Streams Flowing Into The Mediterranean.  These Streams Form A Delta - a triangular shape of sediment at the mouth of a river The Nile Through Ancient Nubia {Cont.}

  Every Spring, In The Highlands Of Africa, The Waters Begin To Rush Downstream.  They Left A Rich Fertile Sediment Called Silt.  The Egyptians Praised To Hapi; The God Of The Nile. The Gifts Of The Nile

  The Egyptians Called Their Land Kemet.  “The Black Land”  Because The Floods Made Fertile Silt. Black Lands, Red Lands

  Beyond The Fertile River Banks Lay The “Red Land”  Most Of The Sahara Lay West, And Some Lay East.  These Deserts Were Not Friendly To Human Life. Black Lands, Red Lands

  There Was A Strip Of Only 2 Miles Of Farmland On Each Side Of The Nile. Farming Along The Nile

  Settled Hunting And Fishing Communities Appeared In 6000 B.C.E.  Settled Farming Communities Appeared In 5000 B.C.E.  As These Communities Grew, Trade Also Expanded. Growth Of Communities Along The Nile

  In Egypt, The Nile Was Used To Transport Goods.  Ships Could Travel North On The Nile Because It Was Moving Downriver.  Caravans Were Loaded With Silver, Copper, Gold, And Fine Pottery. A Highway For Trade