The Egyptian And Mesopotamian Empires

Part I of Essay
Egyptian Empire The origins of ancient Egyptian civilization, which may regard as one of the fountainheads of the Western culture, cannot be established with certainty. Archaeological evidence suggests that early dwellers in the Nile Valley were influenced by cultures of t ....

Part II of Essay
.... the conquest of Alexander the Great, into Old, Middle, and New kingdoms with intermediate periods , followed by the late and Ptolemaic periods, but chronology and genealogy are continually being refined in light of new evidence and by the use of increasingly sophisticated dating techniques. Some 60,000 years ago the Nile River began its yearly inundation of the land along the banks, leaving behind silt ( a very rich deposit of dirt left from over flooding. Areas close to the floodplain became attractive as a source of food and water. In time, ....