Nile Valley Contributions to Civilization: Exploding the Myths: 1

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Ancient Civilizations Would Not Have Survived Without The Contributions Of The Nile River. Most Ancient Egyptian Cities Were Founded Along The Banks Of The Nile. The River Provided A Predictable Schedule For The Flooding Season From June To September, Following The Monsoons In The Highlands. The Floodwaters Could Rise Several Feet And Would Deposit Rich Silt Into The Soil. Another racist book I have in my library is called, General History Collections: Types of Mankind: or Ethnological Researches… Illustrated by Selections from the Inedited papers of S.G. Morton…. and by additional contributions from L. Agassiz, W. Usher… H.S Patterson co-authored by two white men named Dr. Josiah Clark Nott and Dr. George Robbins Gliddon. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.” It is possible that the origins of the Ta-Seti Culture can be found in the Anu people who may have been the first group of people to settle the Nile Valley based on the Terra Neta Tile found at the Temple of Abydos.

Historically, it makes sense that the Nile Valley would be important as the Cradle of Civilization since the earliest traces of modern Man coupled with Agriculture and Iron have been found in East Africa’s Great Lakes Region.

New Kingdom: 1550-1077 BCE

Today, 95 percent of Egyptians live within a few kilometers of the Nile. Canals bring water from the Nile to irrigate farms and support cities. The Nile supports agriculture and fishing. The Nile also has served as an important transportation route for thousands of years. Today, some residents of El Qâhira (Cairo) have begun using private speed boats, water taxis, or ferries to avoid crowded streets. Dams, such as the Aswân High Dam in Egypt, have been built to help to tame the river and provide a source of hydroelectric power. S. Shaw and A. Francis, eds. Deep Blue: Critical Reflections on Nature, Religion and Water (Routledge, 2014). Peter Henket, Congo Tales: Told by the People of Mbomo = Racontés par les Gens de Mbomo (1979, Prestel, 2019, 2nd ed.) During his career in the 1980s, Dr. Ben’s was well known for leading guided tours to Kemet and the Nile Valley Civilizations (Nubia, Sudan, Ethiopia). His tours were 15-day trips in Afrika. They were called “Dr. Ben’s Alkebu-Lan Educational Tours.” According to Dr. Ben’s research, Alkebulan was an ancient name for Afrika.

C. Mauch and T. Zeller, eds. Rivers in History: Perspectives on Waterways in Europe and North America (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008). The Nile, which flows northward for 4,160 miles from east-central Africa to the Mediterranean, provided ancient Egypt with fertile soil and water for irrigation, as well as a means of transporting materials for building projects. Its vital waters enabled cities to sprout in the midst of a desert. According to the UN’s Food And Agriculture Organization, ancient Egyptian farmers were one of the first groups to practice agriculture on a large scale, growing food crops such as wheat and barley, as well as industrial crops such as flax for making clothing. To get the most out of the Nile's waters, ancient Egyptian farmers developed a system called basin irrigation. They constructed networks of earthen banks to form basins, and dug channels to direct floodwater water into the basins, where it would sit for a month until the soil was saturated and ready for planting. He has traveled to Egypt 54 times since 1980 and is currently director of the ASA Restoration Project, which is funding the excavation and restoration of the 25 thdynasty tomb of Karakhamun in Luxor, Egypt.Exploding the Myths is a quintessential read for any and everyone who claims Afrikan descent. It encapsulates the key ideology of Afrocentrism better than any other offers before it. While not a perfect book, this work otherwise succeeds in demonstrating that collectively, people of Afrikan descent have contributed greatly to the world. Ta-Seti was known as The Land Of The Bow which was the main weapon of the Nubians of Ta-Seti who established the first Egyptian Kemetic Civilization. Dr. Breasted was America’s premier Egyptologist. He was born on August 27, 1865. Dr. Breasted completed his undergraduate studies at North Central College. He then finished his Master of Arts degree at Yale University.

Ta-Seti is considered the oldest Nile Valley Civilization because by at least 3 800 BC, Ta-Seti had risen to become the most powerful Chieftancy in the Nile Valley region during the Unified late Naqada Period of Egyptian History. Jaime Linton, What Is Water?: The History of a Modern Abstraction (University of British Columbia Press, 2010). When the Greek historian Herodotus wrote that the ancient Egyptians' land was "given them by the river," he was referring to the Nile, whose waters were essential to the rise of one of the world’s earliest great civilizations.Xiu-shen Wu, “A Comparative Study of the Huaihe River Civilization and the Other River Civilizations,” Journal of Jianghan University (Social Science Edition) (2014). Egyptians Believe That The Nile River Valley Resembles The Image Of The Sacred Lotus Flower, Which Is A Symbol Of Life And Rebirth. The Greeks Named The Large Fanned Area Delta Because The Shape Of The Area Resembles The Greek Letter Delta Upside-down. Evidence of the Ta-Seti Kingship in Ancient Nubia from the Qustul Tombs and Narmer Palette means Ta-Seti predates Ancient Egypt.

Karl W. Butzer, Early Hydraulic Civilization in Egypt: A Study in Cultural Ecology (University of Chicago Press, 1976). The Nile River Is One Of The Most Well-known Rivers In The World. The Nile River Valley Was Vital To The Success Of Several Ancient Civilizations. The Nile River Allowed The Earliest Civilizations To Flourish In Spite Of The Surrounding Harsh Desert Climate. The Nile River Valley Includes Not Just The River, But The Surrounding Banks And Low Lands That Benefit From The River Flooding. The Nile River delta was also an ideal growing location for the papyrus plant. Ancient Egyptians used the papyrus plant in many ways, such as making cloth, boxes, and rope, but by far its most important use was in making paper. Besides using the river's natural resources for themselves and trading them with others, early Egyptians also used the river for bathing, drinking, recreation, and transportation. Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath

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The Newtonian synthesis in physical science and its roots in the Nile Valley / John Pappademos (18 p.). However, as the name suggests, Browder is more concerned with reclaiming and defending the most famous of Afrikan civilizations: the people of Kemet. Thus, those looking for a more general survey of Afrikan contributions will be unsatisfied. Of course, the success of this book also brings to light other questions and cultural dilemmas that still have not been answered, which I will pose.