https://youtu.be/iEBWWyvjqAA The Egyptian Civilization emerged around the Nile River Valley .Different from other civilizations because it was at one point one single kingdom which allowed it to enjoy a high degree of unity, stability, and cultural continuity for 3,000 years Nile river flows northward across Africa for 4,100 miles [longest river in the world] Settlements arose along the Nile on a narrow strip of fertile land by the river The Gift of the Nile : Yearly floods and rains brought the water and rich soil made the river spill over and left behind a rich deposit of fertile black mud called silt. Water field through a network of irrigation ditches Egyptians worshiped the Nile as a god who gave life and seldom turned against them because it brought so much abundance to them https://youtu.be/iEBWWyvjqAA