The nineteenth-century efforts to find the source of the Nile River, one of the great rivers in the world, can be seen both in the light of genuine scientific exploration and discovery and in the light of naked imperial expansionism. On the one hand,...

The Nile (Arabic: النيل, transliteration: an-nīl, Ancient Egyptian iteru, Coptic piaro or phiaro) is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world.[1] However, recent findings suggest that the Amazon...

The Nile, by Robert O. Collins. New Haven CT: Yale University Press, 2002. x + 233 pages. Maps. Notes to p. 244. Bibl. essay to p. 248. Index to p. 260. $39.95. Reviewed by Haggai Erlich Developments in the 1950s and 1960s...

With West Nile, a global bug alights in Wisconsin Arrival of virus called latest piece in worldwide puzzle By MARILYNN MARCHIONE of the Journal Sentinel staff Sunday, September 2, 2001 Doctors in Wisconsin now have a new possibility to...

Tests have confirmed that a Milwaukee man died this year from West Nile virus, the manager of disease control and prevention for the Milwaukee Health Department says. But no further information about the victim was disclosed Wednesday, when the death...

Pull out the bug spray: West Nile virus is beginning its summertime assault. Infected mosquitoes are known to be buzzing in 16 states so far, and five people nationwide are already battling the illness' most severe form. Scientists fear the...

The development of the Mesopotamian, Egyptian, and Harappan civilizations was sustained by the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers, the Nile River, and the Indus River, respectively. The rivers helped agriculture develop, enabled trading, and preserved history.

Without the Nile River and the surrounding valley, Ancient Egyptian civilization would not have existed. The Nile served as the Egyptians' only source of water and food, an important method of transportation, and an impetus for the development of trade, the disciplines of mathematics and engineering, and the creation of a tax system. The river enabled Ancient Egypt to grow into one of the most ingenious and gifted civilizations of that era.

The role of the Nile River Valley in the lives of ancient Egyptians. The Nile help unite Egyptian society and religion.