How nature plays a role in the birth of the civilization

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Egypt

How Egypt came into existence...

Background: Egypt's Creation Story: The 365-day cycle of the river's inundation became the basis of the solar calendar and the primary source of Egypt's deep sense of order. In the regularity of the sun's daily cycle and the Nile's annual deluge, ancient Egyptians found security.
From the natural elements-the sun, the Nile, and the largely flat topography of North Africa-they also constructed their cosmology, that is, their theory of the origin and structure of the universe.

What the tale explains: Egyptian myths of creation describe the earth as a flat platter floating on the waters of the underworld. At the beginning of time, the Nile's primordial waters brought forth a mound of silt, out of which emerged the self-generating sun god; and from that god, the rest of Egypt's gods were born.

Ideas to consider:

Consider how nature (water, fire, light, dark, etc.) plays a role in the birth of the civilization chosen to discuss.
Consider how and why these tales informed the society that created them and how they inform us today.

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