Egyptians & the pyramids

Today in class we continued to read and take notes on our own about the pyramids on the Nile. I found and noted some new information today about the environmental challenges that the Egyptians faced and some more things about their culture. Here are the environmental challenges:

  • When the floodwaters from the Nile were lower than usual the amount of fresh silt and water for crops reduced which caused thousands of people to starve.
  • When the floodwaters from the Nile were higher than usual unwanted water came in and destroyed houses, granaries, and farmers seeds.
  • The desserts on the sides on the Nile were natural barriers, but they forced the Egyptians to live on a small portion of land away from other cultures.
From what I have read the Egyptians seem to be an interested people group with many amazing monuments but they also had major challenges.

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