Nile River Valley Civillization
by This is about histories and knowledges of The Longest river in the world, Nile River.
In establish and maintain human life can not escape the natural environment where they menetap.Menurut Arnold Y. Toynbee, a historian from England, the birth of civilization was described by the theory of “challenge and response”. Civilization was born as a response (response) with all the power of human effort and intellect to face, conquering and transforming the earth as a challenge (challenge) in order to preserve its viability.
Nature offers a number of challenges and possibilities. There are barren or fertile nature, there are mountains or beaches, earthquake-prone areas or who
the soil is stable and so on.
If it’s severe natural challenges the human being will persevere and try hard in
respond to these natural and vice versa. Japanese people are famous examples of tenacious, persistent and work hard because of its natural heavy enough to be conquered. Natural state of Japan is mountainous, frequent earthquakes and the farm is not too broad.
One important factor associated with the birth of human civilization is the river. In Asia and Africa, the birth of the oldest civilizations generally found in river valleys such as the valley of the Nile in Egypt. The word “Nile” (Arabic: ‘nil) than the arrival of Greek words, Neilos, which brings the sense of “river valley”. In the language of ancient Egypt, the Nile was called iteru intentioned “great river”, and symbolized by the hieroglyphs shown to the right (the literal). In Qibti language, speech piaro (Sahidic) or phiaro (Bohairic) who intend to “river” (the literal, piaro intends “grand canal”) than the arrival of the same ancient name.
Floods that swept the valley sungaimembawa two due to the suffering of mankind because it can submerge their homes and possessions, on the other side of the flood also brings wisdom. When the flood waters receded to leave the mud that brings fertility. People living in the valley of the river trying to conquer the challenges of natural it became useful to his life so was born the valley civilization the river.
Herodotus who lived during the 5th century BC is very accurate to say that Egypt is the gift of the Nile. Because thanks to the Nile was, Egypt used to be the nation that has a high culture and civilization in the past. Egyptians use the Nile valley so fertile for farming. The Nile is also a transportation path of trade between countries. Many commercial boats that often crossed the river the longest in the world. In the past, Egypt has established trade relations with the State Phoenicians, Mesopotamia, around the Mediterranean.
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