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Question about ancient Egypt
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:51 pm
Was it as dry and arid as the modern country? Has the desert encroached on the Nile River valley any in that time, especially since construction on the Aswan (sp?) dam and I'm assuming the lack of flooding afterwards.
I just wonder how ancient Egypt thrived with what seems at first glance very little in the way of usable land. How did they support the construction of the pyramids, temples, etc much less just get by day to day? I'm assuming the little sliver of farmable land along the Nile was enough?
I just wonder how ancient Egypt thrived with what seems at first glance very little in the way of usable land. How did they support the construction of the pyramids, temples, etc much less just get by day to day? I'm assuming the little sliver of farmable land along the Nile was enough?
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Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:52 pm to DavidTheGnome
Advanced alien life forms
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:53 pm to DavidTheGnome
Ever heard of the Nile river valley? Works the same way as the Mississipp. River floods into floodplain dropping nutrient Rich soil which makes farming possible.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
Think it is important to keep in perspective world population then versus now. What was a large successful empire then is less people than you'd imagine.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
a pretty good sized chunk of the "fertile crescent" was actually in Egypt...remember, the world's population was a lot lower then, so areas like the fertile crescent may have actually held the majority of the world's population.
This post was edited on 5/22/16 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:55 pm to CenturionTiger
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Works the same way as the Mississipp. River floods into floodplain dropping nutrient Rich soil which makes farming possible.
They also reclaimed a good bit of land via irrigation, and aliens
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:56 pm to CenturionTiger
Yes I've heard of it, it was in my OP. Does the Nile even flood anymore since construction of the dam? And if not I'm assuming there has been a loss of farmable land due to it not being replenished ? Did Egypt use to look greener?
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:57 pm to DavidTheGnome
Man made global climate change hadn't taken hold yet. Only since the 1970s has that region been a desert.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:57 pm to DavidTheGnome
It was arid but not like it is now. I just watched Africa on Netflix and it claimed that a shift in earths orbit caused the expansion of the desert in that area.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 7:57 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:05 pm to DavidTheGnome
Always thought this was a cool pic of just how void of life most of modern Egypt is away from the Nile.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:06 pm to DavidTheGnome
The damming of the Nile stopped most of the flooding and has greatly reduced the fertility of the soil.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:07 pm to DavidTheGnome
Everything was different before Noah's flood.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:07 pm to DavidTheGnome
They had the Nile river
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:35 pm to DavidTheGnome
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:36 pm to DavidTheGnome
Pretty cool view of the fertility of the Nile.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:42 pm to Spankum
Used to jam that back in the day!
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:47 pm to Spankum
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thanks for sticking this song firmly in my head for the night...
Egyptian Lover
Ah yes, that's a song to play on eleven in your dorm when you have a hookup over.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 8:54 pm to DavidTheGnome
Not only was the Nile River Valley enough enough to support Egypt, while the pyramids were built, but about 2000 years later it was enough to support Rome too. The city of Rome couldn't feed itself and relied heavily upon Egyptian grain to keep the people fed.
The Aswan High Dam (as said before) effectively ended the annual flood.
The Aswan High Dam (as said before) effectively ended the annual flood.
Posted on 5/22/16 at 9:51 pm to PhilemonThomas
I watched a documentary on ancient Egypt ,sorry no link . They showed satellite images that basically could see structures under the sand miles up the river and several miles out from the river . A lot to be discovered still . And don't forget the Aliens 
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