古代近东2.pptVIP

Part TwoEgyptian Civilization-- “The Gift of the Nile” *Geographical Factors*Brief History*People and Society*Culture of Egypt The Nile River: the longest in the world Geographical Factors The Nile as the key factor. Upper Egypt (land upstream to the south) and Lower Egypt (downstream, the delta in the north: two major branches, important cities developed here). The fertile silt (淤泥) (“Black Land”) on both banks after the annual flood (gradual and predictable) ? less labor intensive agriculture (more rural, small population centers). Geographical Factors Deserts (“Red Land”) to the west a