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Egypt

ANCIENT EGYPT BEFORE EMPIRE AGE

In nearly prehistoric times, the Nile valley was not a great place to live. Each summer, floodwaters filled the narrow gorge cliffto cliff. When they receded, the valley remained wet and marshy.But it was a hunter’s paradise. The Nile was alive with fish. Papyrus thickets teemed with game birds. Antelopes, gazelles, oryxes, and wild bulls grazed in lush greenery near the cliffs. Crocodiles and hippos patrolled river shallows and muddy pools.
From 8000 to 5000 B.C.E., the Nile valley and surrounding deserts were much cooler and wetter than they are today. But the climate was changing rapidly, turning hotter and drier. The valley started drying out more quickly after the annual floods. Soon, some spots on the sandy plateaus that rose up to the cliffs were dry year-round. Read more »