"Egypt is the Gift of the Nile" once claimed Herodotus. To them, it provided food, resources, and land for agriculture. As such, its control was of vital importance to Egypt’s existence - so how did ancient Egypt control the Nile?
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Sources:
Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt: books.google.co.zw/books?id=-...
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt: books.google.pt/books?id=-h4g...
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www.trismegistos.org/place/1255
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North side of the regulator of Baybars I. at Illahun/al-Lahun, al-Fayyoum, Egypt by Roland Unger: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
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4 авг 2024