Nile - Mobility and Management

The Nile is one example of a large river interacting with a civilisation. A number of other rivers in China, in Mesopotamia and elsewhere share similarities with the Nile. Students of these other rivers may be interested in this Element.

Table des matières

1. Introduction; 2. Humans and Climate Change; 3. The Early Holocene Climate Seesaw; 4. The Old Kingdom; 5. The First Intermediate Period; 6. The Delta; 7. Memphis and the Head of the Delta; 8. Islands in the Nile; 9. Renewed Strength in the South; 10. High Tides of Empire; 11. Coptic-Islamic Times; Bibliography; Acknowledgements.

Résumé

The Nile is one example of a large river interacting with a civilisation. A number of other rivers in China, in Mesopotamia and elsewhere share similarities with the Nile. Students of these other rivers may be interested in this Element.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Judith Bunbury, Judith (University of Cambridge) Bunbury, Judith (University of Cambridge) Rowe Bunbury, Reim Rowe
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781108826488
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82648-8
• Pages: 75
• Thèmes: Elements in Ancient Egypt in Context; Elements in Ancient Egypt in C
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Préhistoire, protohistoire, Antiquité; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; HISTORY / Ancient / Egypt, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology, Nile River, Nile river and tributaries