Ap Human Geography Ancient Egypt

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I believe that in Egypt a complex society emerged because of the location they chose to inhabit. The Egyptians had a more productive and protected area of land. The Nile River was predictable and made it easier to grow crops (Wallech, 2013, p. 54). In addition, the Egyptians had only one of four frontiers susceptible to invasion (p. 54). Therefore, they were able to focus on growing crops and development as a civilization. In a harsher environment where a group could be more vulnerable to invasion or struggle to grow crops, they would have to work harder and longer to survive. Consequently, they would have less time to focus on education or cultural development.

Three features that make the Egyptians a civilization are as follows: First,