The Nile Ppt
- 1. The NileCristina de CabanyesMaria Arimany
- 2. Features of The Nile
- 3. The longest river in the world 6.670km
- 4. About 105 million people live along its river banks
- 5. It runs through Egypt, Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Burundi Two principal sources: the White Nile and the Blue Nile
- 7. Nilecrocodilesstillsurvive and fishareplentifulPollutionbecamea problemafter 1970 and thecompletion of theAswanHighDamBeforewaswashedawaywiththeannualflood
- 8. Annualfloods
- 10. In May theRiver is as low
- 11. FromJune to August theriverrisesrapidly
- 12. In themiddle of Septembertheriver is at itshighest
- 13. Bythe time OctobertheNile’swaterlevelbegins to decrease.Soul of The Nile
- 14. Creates a fertile valley across the desert
- 15. Hapiwas the Nile god
- 16. Floods bring fertility to their land
- 17. No temples wereactuallydedicated to HapiCultsweretheofficialstructureof theEgyptianGods
- 18. The center of theEgyptiancultwasthetemple
- 19. Cultrituals were a dialoguebetween gods and thekings
- 20. Rituals includeddailyfunctionsEgypt was inundated because of the Nile between June and September of long time ago
- 21. The ancient Egyptians thought that God Hapi was bringing fertility to their lands.