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The Rise of Ancient Egypt. The Nile River. The Nile is the world’s longest river at over 4,100 miles It is the only river in the world that flows north The Nile regularly flooded between June and September, depositing rich mud along the shores
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The Nile River • The Nile is the world’s longest river at over 4,100 miles • It is the only river in the world that flows north • The Nile regularly flooded between June and September, depositing rich mud along the shores • Allowed farming and irrigation to develop in the middle of the eastern Sahara
Gods and Goddesses • Osiris: God of the Underworld • Isis: Goddess of Motherhood and Fertility • Horus: God of Kings, the Sky, and Vengeance (Falcon) • Anubis: God of Cemeteries , Embalming, and Mummies (Jackal) • Thoth: God of Man and Wisdom (Ibis – a bird) • Set: God of Storms and Chaos (Don’t know what he is) • Amun: God of Creation, as Amun-Re, God of the Sun