Geography & the Nile River
The importance of the annual flood and the natural barriers that protected Egypt from invasion.
Key Questions
- 1How did the Nile differ from the rivers of Mesopotamia?
- 2What is the significance of the distinction between "Red Land" and "Black Land"?
- 3How did geography contribute to Egypt's long-term stability?
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