UMass Amherst
ANTHRO 150 -
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10 21 Aswan first cataract Standard natural southern border of Egypt Aswan Dam prevented flooding Abu Simbel carved massive temple on side of cliff on Nile River Pre unification kingdoms in Egypt Generals went down and raided slaves C Group 2300 1550 BC more centralization towards end of 3rd millennium collapse of the Old Kingdom Other civilizations not surrounding the Nile held their customs Egypt didn t care about controlling the land just the flow of goods and people on the river
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