As early as 5000 BCE, hunter and gathers settled in the ​Nile River Valley.

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At this point, you should know why people settled by the river..​

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​The Nile River

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Longest river in the world

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Fresh water, silt to grow crops, river to travel (when safe)

• Cataracts - a waterfall or rapids in a river​

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"creator of all good"

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​The Nile River

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This is a delta, where the river and sea meet.

creates very green, livable areas​

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​The Nile River

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To the north is the Mediterranean Sea

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To the west is the Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world.

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To the east is the Red Sea.

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To the south are cataracts making it hard to sail​

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​The Nile River

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​Sahara

Desert​

​Red Sea

​Mediterranean Sea​

​cataracts