NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kamen Rider W, Paleolithic, Sesame Oil
15 Sep 2016
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Sparse evidence for earlier periods (15,000 to 5,000 bce: nile valley swampy/river levels higher than today, after end of last ice-age (c. 10,000 bce) Sahara dried out: egyptian nile valley attracted population from sahara and ne. 5,500 bce last great wet phase at end. Earliest neolithic remainds in egypt in western desert, at nabta traces of agricultural activity as early as 6,000 bce. Cultivated grains likely from western asia: contact between egypt and neighbouring areas easy. Various peoples in nile valley innovation from various sources (also. Designation/employment of specialists: e. g. administration, producing more efficient tools, etc. ) Basis for later organization of urban society and the state. Large-scale organization needed for optimal exploitation predynastic settlements essentially in same spots as dynastic ones: nile valley, delta, fayyum-oasis. The shaduf then and now still being used today. Main crops: emmer ( bread, barley ( beer) Fruit (esp. dates, grapes, pomegranate); sesame oil: beef cattle, sheep, goats, pigeons, geese, ducks.
