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- The artistry of Nubia, one of the first great civilizations nurtured by the river, is shown in the pottery (inset above). (8000 B.C.E.3400 B.C.E.) Nubia, a civilization that dates back to the middle of the New Stone Age (15,000 3400 B.C.E.), was the first to make use of the special gifts of the Nile Valley.
- Ancient Egypt was located in the Nile Valley, the land of the pharaohs, who built the Great Pyramids at Giza and the Valley of the Kings at Luxor. The civilization of Ancient Egypt is known for its stupendous achievements in a whole range of fields, including art and architecture, engineering, medicine and statecraft.
- How did the Nile River shape the worldview of the Egyptians? How did this compare to the Mesopotamian worldview? How was Egyptian Civilization different from most other River Valley Civilizations? Why do you think this was? What does the construction of the pyramids represent? (not “what was the purpose of the pyramids?”) 5.
- The Nile River flows northward through Egypt, nourishing and protecting the civilization along its banks. This segment explores Upper and Lower Egypt, the Delta, and the Nile's relationship with the Sahara. The segment also explains how famers relied on the rich soil the Nile's flooding provided.
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Nile Valley Civilizations brings together the latest research on the Nile Valley changing long-standing notions about who created Nile Valley civilizations, what they achieved, and their impact on Africa and the world. The authors take an 'Afrocentric' in contrast to a 'Eurocentric' perspective in their studies of the birthplace of civilization. They show the Nile Valley c...more
Published January 1st 1989 by Transaction Publishers (first published 1985)
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Dr. Ivan Van Sertima was born in Guyana, South America. He was educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies (London University) and the Rutgers Graduate School and held degrees in African Studies and Anthropology. From 1957-1959 he served as a Press and Broadcasting Officer in the Guyana Information Services. During the decade of the 1960s he broadcast weekly from Britain to Africa and t...more