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1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
3. How did religion influence harvest?
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
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1.Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
Because if they didn’t have the Nile there wouldn’t be a way to nourish the crops and the civilization wouldn’t of flourished plus the Nile was their transportation.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
Because the floods would take more work to restore that city
3. How did religion influence harvest?
Because the God Hapi got his strength from the underground source Nun which was when the river flooded there for intertwining religion with crops
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way? The Blue and White Nile. The Blue Nile is the Blue Nile because of the silt that was left behind when the Blue eroded and carried away vast amounts of sediments
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
It contributed to there crops and gave them fertile soil and transportation as well as water to help them survive in the desert
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
It is controlled by a series of dams and irrigation systems.
-maki and taylor ferguson
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
Because it gave them the fertile soil that they needed to harvest crops and it gave people a good way to survive. Also the surrounding deserts made it almost impossible to invade and attack their city.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
Because they had the fertile soil that they got from after the floods.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
They had gods for the different crops
Ex: Hapi was the river god, but also the god of fertility
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way? The Blue Nile and the White Nile. It is called the Blue Nile because of the silt in the water that when mixes with the White Nile turns milky green.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
It made fertile soil after the floods that were excellent for farming
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
With a series of dams and irrigation systems. There are no more annual floods
-Sarah Harrington
Ben Nota
Sammy Mohney
Jordan Scheller
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
When the Nile flooded Egypt it provided fertile soil. When the Nile began to recede people could farm on the land. It was very good farm land because of all of the fertile soil. So they could have very good crops, which was the way they sustained themselves.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
They paid higher taxes because the land was more valuable because it had the more fertile soil that came from the Nile when it flooded. The land was also very desirable because crops could grow well there.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
Because the Nile was an object of wonder. The god that represented the Nile was very associated with the God of the harvest Osiris. They also believed that Osiris died in the spring and came back alive when it flooded
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
The Blue Nile and the White Nile. The blue Nile is that color because the silt in the water that the river carries away in the water gives it that color.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
Because the Nile valley benefited the people of Egypt a lot. The people adapted to the Nile’s changing seasons.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
It is controlled by dams and irrigation systems.
1. Because it fertilized the soil so they could farm. It also gave them water.
2. Because the land had more value being fertilized in contrast to being dried up.
3. Osiris, the Egyptian god of corn, influenced their farming seasons so they knew when the harvest would be.
4. The Blue and White Nile. It was blue because of the deposited sediments.
5. Because it is the very source of there growth (referring to their farms).
6. It no longer has flooding seasons, and now uses irrigation pipes.
-Jack... and duncan
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
Because every year after the floods the Nile spread fertile soil over the land.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
The area was more fertile and had more value.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
The god Hapi was usually depicted as a bearded man, wearing the narrow belt of Nile boatmen and fishermen, holding the riches provided by the fertilizing waters.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
The two major sources of the Nile are the White Nile and the Blue Nile, because of the vast amounts of sediments, which have been deposited along the Nile Valley and in the Nile Delta for thousands of years.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
Its fertile soil was necessary for its agriculture and harvest.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
Its controlled by a series of Dams and irrigation systems.
-Becca and Fremio(Tuti)
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
The Nile nourishes Egypt with water that fertilized the land. The Egyptians also used the Nile as their main source of transportation. Their economy was also benefited because depending on the amount of water that flooded onto a person’s land, determined how much citizens would be taxed.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
The water made the land more fertile for farming and living purposes, so the more flooded an area was, the more it would get taxed because the silt from the river was valuable in nourishing the land.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
Hapi was worshiped in mid June when the Nile rises because he caused of the flood, which makes a positive impact on the harvest.
The corn god, Osiris, dies in the beginning of spring and that’s when the drought stops and harvest begins. Osiris is reborn in the fall, when the flood stops and planting begins.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way? Major sources of the White Nile River are the Mediterranean sea and lake Victoria. The Blue nile starts half way through the white nile.
The Blue Nile is called that way because when the blue and the white nile meet, the water become a milky green color caused by silt.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
The flood cycle of The Nile benefited the fertility of the land and the economy of Egypt. Although Egypt was surrounded by deserts, it was heavily vegetated due to the fertility of the nile.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
Today the Nile no longer has irrigation or annual floods and most of its rich silt ends up on the bottom of lake Nasser.
- anna roguska and haley jacoby
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
It spreads fertile soil so they can grow things.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
They paid higher taxes because their land had more fertile soil dispersed upon it by the floods.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
The Egyptians believed that the Pharoah, who was descended of gods, had the power to predict when harvests were going to be and how much harvest there would be.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile are two of the Nile River’s largest scources. The Blue Nile is called blue because the silt in the water makes it blue.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
The Nile River was a blessing because its floods brought silt to the farmers and it allowed for easier travel.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
The Nile River is controlled by a series of dams and irrigation systems, which have produced Lake Nasser.
~love, Melanie and Tiffany <3
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
It the only reason the civilization can survive. It provides the fertile soil and water that is necessary for people to live.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
The land that gets flooded is more fertile because the Nile empties new soil into property, so they get more and better crops, so it has a higher value.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
They believed that the Nile was a god and worshiped him as Hapi, he was worshiped when the Nile started to rise and he was known as a fertile deity. So if Hapi didn’t raise the Nile they wouldn’t get the water necessary to plant crops and get new soil from the river. They also believed in the corn god, Osiris. He represented the fertileness of the Nile and gave hope to eternal life. They considered crops to be given based on the gods.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
White Nile and Blue Nile. Its blue because it carries sediment which tints the water to the bluish.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
Without the Nile the civilization couldn’t have existed since it provides the soil and water to the people. The Nile is the reason that anyone could have lived there.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
Its controlled by dams and irrigation systems, so there are no more floods.
Sincerely,
Allison and Mackenzie
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
Because it provided water for the crops, spread fertile silt over the land.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes
Because it wouldn’t be fair for those who owned land that never got flooded to be taxed the same amount. More access to water.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
They believed in Osiris, the corn god, and that when drought occurred in the spring because he died. But he was reborn in the fall, and that was when the land flooded and became fertile.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why the Blue Nile is called that way?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile. It is named Blue Nile, because of the silt that floats on it, that comes from the Nile Valley and Nile Delta.
5. Explain how was the Nile is a blessing to Egypt's growth?
In November through December the land is moist enough to harvest (from the fall flooding) so they are able to make grains, although the nile began to dewindle.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
By Dams and irrigation systems, and there are no more annual floods
Maria Sheeter
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“THE MIRACLE OF THE NILE”
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
3. How did religion influence harvest?
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
1. That’s where farming culture emerged, and is still around today.
When there was a drought, it was a good time to harvest, which is why
agriculture is the main economic activity. Real estate, taxes, and engine-
erring were a few examples of how ancient Egypt benefited from the Nile.
2. They were able to afford more farmland, in order to pay for the land they
owned. Therefore, when their crops were flooded, they had to pay higher
taxes for more land.
3. The Nile was considered a sanctuary of worship and wonder, and the
Egyptians frequently visited the river for religious purposes.
4. The White and Blue Nile are the two major sources; it’s called the Blue Nile
because it’s the main source of rain/floodwater.
5. Egypt would’ve never developed some of their ways of living, had it never
been for the Nile. Irrigation and economy are two major examples that
came out of the Nile for the Egyptians.
6. It is controlled by dams and irrigation systems.
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
Because it provided water for the crops, spread fertile silt over the land.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes
Because it wouldn’t be fair for those who owned land that never got flooded to be taxed the same amount. More access to water.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
They believed in Osiris, the corn god, and that when drought occurred in the spring because he died. But he was reborn in the fall, and that was when the land flooded and became fertile.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why the Blue Nile is called that way?
The White Nile and the Blue Nile. It is named Blue Nile, because of the silt that floats on it, that comes from the Nile Valley and Nile Delta.
5. Explain how was the Nile is a blessing to Egypt's growth?
In November through December the land is moist enough to harvest (from the fall flooding) so they are able to make grains, although the nile began to dewindle.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
By Dams and irrigation systems, and there are no more annual floods
Yoland R AND ESKIRA K
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
The Nile was the foundation for the Egyptians way of life because it spread fertile soil on the land so they could grow things.
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
The landowners paid higher taxes because the flood produced silt for there lands.
3. How did religion influence harvest?
Religion influenced good harvest because they prayed for the harvest to be a good and bountiful.
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
The two major sources of the Nile river are the white Nile and the blue Nile. The Blue Nile gets its name because of the sediments that are found in the water.
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
The Nile was a blessing to Egypt’s growth because it was a way of transportation and it provided good farmlands for the people.
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
The Nile is controlled today by damns and irrigation systems.
Sarah Carlson
Niara Riley
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
3. How did religion influence harvest?
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
1. Because if they didn’t have the Nile River there wouldn’t be know way to take care of the crops and Egypt wouldn’t have been a good city. Also the Nile gave transportation.
2. Because it took a lot of work to restore the crops and the city.
3. Because the God Hapi got his strength from a underground source Nun which was the river flooded there for to help crops.
4. The white and blue Nile. It is called the Blue Nile because it erodes and carries away amounts of sediment, which is deposited along the Nile Valley. Its silt suspended in the water gives the Blue Nile its name.
5. Fertile soil which gave them good crops, it gave them transportation and water.
6. Its controlled by a series of dams and irrigation systems.
by anthony and walter
Sammy and Jordan,
I agree with alot of your answers, but I thought that you didn't explain #5 very well because you weren't very specific with your answer.
Anna and Haley,
I thought you filled everything out nicely with good detail, and thought of some things that I didn't.
~ Mackenzie
To Sammy M and Jordan S
I agree with your answer to #2. You were very thorough and it was well thought through.
To Sarah H and Ben N
The first sentence of your answer to #1 I agree with, but I don't think the sentence about the deserts protecting the people from invasions was relevant that relevant.
-Melanie G
Wow.
Sarah and Ben, I meant to say that it wasn't that relevant to the question. Not, 'relevant to the relevant' =) My bad
-Melanie G (again)
To Maki and Taylor
I liked how you explained how religion influenced the harvest. I forgot about the gods and you guys (girls) explained it better to me.
-Jordan Scheller
oh yeah and Sammy Mohney...
To Sarah H. and Ben Nota.
We think that you need to explain more on question #3...like what were the gods name and what they were the god of.
-Jordan Schell and Sammy Mohney
Sammy and Jordan
i thought you answered the questions very well.And they give some what of an greater explination behind just the plain old answer.
Anna and Haley
your answers also had great explinations to back up the the main answer it really shows that you went above adn beyond what you were asked.
-Allison L
To: maki and taylor F.
i like your answers! But i think on ? #3 you could also mention Osiris, the corn god, and who he influenced the drout/flooding seasons.
Eskira K.
To: Alison & makenzie
I like your explanations, they are easy to understand.
But on ? #4 could you go more in depth and explain where the sediments came from? Just a suggestion.
Eskira
Yolanda and Eskira
all of your answers were well thought out and had good information except #2 to me didn't make a lot of sence. maybe you could have worded it a little differently.
To Sammy and Jordan
i like what you guys said for #3 because you put all the gods that were included in the article, and we forgot to do all of them.
-Sarah Harrington
Sarah Carlson and Niara Riley,
Good job with question #1, but i think you could have put a little more onto it. For example, you could have said that the Nile also helped them with their transportation and it gave them good water to drink.
-Alejandro Potter
Becca and Fremio,
Nice job with number 2, but i think you could have put a better reason as to why the land was more fertile. You could have said it was because the water from the flood would make the soil become filled with nutrients,thus making the crops grow better and making the land more valuable.
-Alejandro Potter
to anna and haley i thought you guys did an awesome job and answered all 6 ? correct ad with a lot of info.
to maki and taylor il like how you put information about the god hapi in ? 3 and me and my partner only put only the god osiris
yolanda ramos
sammy and jordan:
you guys really did a nice job explaining your answers, you had very full and well thought out answers.
marika and taylor:
good job, but you could've added in number 2 that the flood water made the land more fertile so it was more valuable. you also could've added something about osiris.
- haley jacoby
To Maria Sheeter...
For #2 I think the reason was less that they had more land/money and more because since their land was flooded, they got free water for it and didn't need to make irrigation or water it themselves.
To Sarah and Niara...
For #3 I think that it was religion based because of what you said and also because they had gods and goddesses for most foods like corn (Osiris).
-Duncan White
Maki and Taylor:
For #3..You did a good job on answering the question. I like how you included the god Hapi. But you could of also included the god osiris, who was the corn god.
Melanie and Tiffany:
For #1..I agree with what you said about the Nile and how it spreads fertile soil to grow things. But you could of also mentioned that the Nile was used as a source of transportation for the Egyptians.
-Sarah Carlson
maki and taylor,
I totally agree with you guys on most of your answers, but i think that maybe you could have discussed Osiris and how he made a a religous impact on the harvest.
melanie and tiffany,
i think that you guys also should have talked about Osiris. You also failed to mention Hapi. What you wrote about the pharoah is indeed true. i just feel that you could have went more into depth about the gods they worshipped in association with the harvest and the cycle of the Nile River.
-Anna Roguska
Mackenzie and Allison,
I really like how you worded #3. You knew what you were talking about and i agreed with you on everything
Tiffany and Melanie,
I agreed with you on almost all of your answers except number #1 . I feel like you could have been more specific and added a little bit more detail.
-Sammy M. (and Jordan S.)
Marika and Taylor I totally agree with you guys.
Sammy and Jordan I like your answers but, #4 the silt gives the Blue Nile its name not color
-Fremio
Becca and Fremio:
For #1 i agree with your answer about how the Nile would spread fertile soil but it was also used for transportation.
Sarah and Ben:
For #3 you answered the question well but they also prayed to the gods for good harvest.
-Niara Riley
to Maria Sheeter
On #4 you said that its called the blue Nile because it’s the main source of rain/floodwater. That's true, that its the main source of rain/flood water but i was under the impression that it was called the blue Nile for the sediments it deposited
to Yoland R AND ESKIRA K
on #2 i agree with what you said and how it was "unfair". If you make a lot of money, you can pay more than someone who barely makes any.
//Jack
Ben Nota
Yolanda R and Eskira K I agree with your statement about the fertile land but i thought that the Blue Nile was the river that gave us the silk.
and I also agree that how in #2 it was unfair to the people who didn't have floods have to pay less money
Taylor and Marika,
Nice job on #2 but in my personal opinion the landowners of flooded areas would pay higher taxes because the silt left from the floods is more fertile and better for agriculture.
Maria Sheeter,
I like understood what you meant when you were answering question 2, but I think the had to pay higher taxes because not because of 'more' land but the value of the soil after each flooding season.
-Becca Parr
Becca and Fremio,
I understand what you meant on
#1, and the answer made sense when you talked about the soil, but you could've added more if you wanted to.
Allison and Mackenzie,
When you talked about the Blue Nile and where the name is derived, you didn't mention the rainwater. Other than that, your answer was good.
-Maria Sheeter
sarah h & ben nota
i think u guys did a nice job. on # 3 you guys gave an example for it which made it alot easier to understand but for all the other questions you guys cud of went into a lil more depth
- Anthont bennett
sammy mohney & jordan scheller
wow i liked u guys' answers alot. u guys gave alot of depth and reasoning into your answers and i wud have to say that yalls is one of the best.
- Anthony Bennett AKA Mrs. Velez favorite student
jack and duncan
ya'll did a good job and it seemed like ya'll answers were not exactly the same as everyones else's like for #3 ya'll used osiris instead of hapi like everyone else did
walter robertson
sarah carlson and niara riley
thought yalls was good even tho yall were very basic with your answers and yall could of added a little bit more examples and stuff
Walter Robertson
yea i agree it was i think it had something to do with a farming thing too.
-bill to sarah and naira
ya i think it had something to do with farms sarah naira
eskra i think u were wrong on number 4 i dunno maybe i was
-bill
I didn't know if I should look on the handout or in the yellow booklet you gave us for the answers, so I used the handout. I also couldn't find any page numbers on it anywhere, so I simply stated whether I found the answer on the "front" or "back" and which paragraph. Although, some of these are opinion answers.
1. Why was the Nile the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization?
The Nile was the foundation of the Egyptian Civilization because it not only gave them a vegetative scape to thrive in (in the middle of a desert, no less!), it also showed them the importance of communal cooperation, and the benefits that having it has. The leaders that eventually emerged due to this ultimately made it possible to create a farming culture as well; this was controlled by the later dynasties of pharaohs as well.
[Answers found on the "Miracle of the Nile", or "Front" of the paper. Paragraphs 1 & 2.]
2. Why do you think landowners of flooded areas paid higher taxes?
The landowners of flooded areas more-than-likely paid higher taxes due to the fact that the flood waters would allow more fertile soil to be deposited on their land, in turn allowing for better, thriving crops.
[Answers found on the "Miracle of the Nile", or "Front" of the paper. Paragraphs 3 & 4.]
3. How did religion influence harvest?
The Nile was seen as an object of wonder and worship; it was regarded and honored by the name "Hapi". "Hapi" was worshiped as a god. Overall, he was a fertility god, allowing for rich soil and water so that farmers may have better crops. He was also referred to as "the soul of Osiris".
[Answers found on the "Miracle of the Nile", or "Front" of the paper. Paragraphs 5 & 6 & 7.]
4. What are the two major sources of the Nile River? Why is the Blue Nile called that way?
The two major sources of the Nile River are the White Nile and the Blue NIle.
The silt deposited into the Blue Nile gives it its name.
[Answers found on the "The Water of Life", or "Back" of the paper. Paragraph 1.]
5. Explain how was the Nile a blessing to Egypt's growth?
The Nile was a blessing to Egypt's growth because it allowed for fertile soil, or silt, to be deposited in the farmlands when the floods occurred. This, in turn, allowed for thriving crops, and a booming economical system.
[Answer found on the "The Water of Life", or "Back" of the paper. Paragraphs 2 & 3 & 4.]
6. How is the Nile River controlled Today?
Today, the Nile River is controlled by a series of dams and irrigation systems; there are no longer annual floods, and much of the fertile silt is deposited into Lake Nasser.
[Answers found on the "The Water of Life", or "Back" of the paper. Paragraph 5.]
Maria Sheeter;
I liked how straight-to-the-point your answers were. Kudos! (:
Sammy Mohney &
Jordan Scheller;
Your answers were quite in-depth, and I think that that is a good direction to head in. Kudos! (:
1.Why did Greek Historian Herodotus said that Egyptians were "religious to excess"?
He said this because he realized that the Egyptians were the most religious society relying on their gods for everything and pretty much their whole lives were centered around religion.
2. What ideas the Egyptians had bout the world?
They thought that the entire world was just surrounded by water, the sky was the edge of the water, and that the earth was separated from the air.
3. Explain Creationism from an Egyptian's point of view
Creationism from an Egyptian’s point of view is that in the beginning the world was nothing but water. There were eight gods that paired up and made new gods by reproducing. They believed that people came from Kahnum, and that he created humans on a potter’s wheel.
4. Where Egyptians ever monotheists?
Not exactly. There is a belief that there is a most powerful god called Amun that was the universal god incorporating all of the other gods. Its close but not all the way.
5. Compare an Egyptian priest to Christian pastors today.
The Egyptian priest would be the Pharaoh, and he would be the one to make sure that the gods are pleased with everyone. His primary duties were to consult the gods and make sure all is in order in the universe. The pharaoh is sometimes even considered to be the son of a god or a god himself.
On the other hand, Christian pastors don’t want to be known as the son of a god or definitely god himself. They are more focused on teaching the word of God to everyone and serving others instead of themselves being served by other people.
-Alejandro Potter
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