... also great for transportation because it acted as a natural highway. The Nile River flowed north while the winds blew south, making it easier to trade up and down the entire river. The Nile River was also considered "cultural crossroad of the world." This is because people from ... all over the world would travel up the Nile, going from trade port to trade port. The river also helped people wash clothes, and provided drinking water for both animals and humans. The disadvantages were that it can ... death. This is seen by their believes in pyramids for tombs and mummification as respect ...

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... always eat fresh food and natural food. For example, meat, chicken, and lamb are not kept for so long in the fregrater like in America. Ethiopia people buy fresh meat from the store; they buy alive chicken and they kill it their self and as well. More over, the milk is also fresh in back home. They get it directly from the ... not eat that much. How ever as the time has gone I started to eat well. More over, my mother would not cook Ethiopian food everyday, so she used to always buy us food from out side. I was not happy with out side food, and I start cooking Ethiopian food at home for...

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... of the entire country, such as, navigation, communication, fishing, hunting, agriculture, papyrus, lotus flowers, washing clothes, drinking, etc." (Obenga). When dealing with transportation, the Nile was used for means of trade and communication. Moreover, to help with these two tasks harbor installations were built to connect pyramids or temples that were created by Amenhotep III (Moret). Because of the Nile River ... , understanding this gave them time to plan ahead of schedule (Johnson). The Kemet civilization found the Nile River of great importance to their economy because it promis...

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... that there was a severe lack of professional men like engineers, doctors, and teachers. Ras Tafari worked hard to change these conditions. He also signed a trade agreement with Italy. This angered Ethiopians, because it opened the country to trade with foreigners. Ras Tafari's rule was not a perfect one, but he did more good for the nation than bad. On November 2,1930, Ras Tafari ... ...

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... Somalia there is no refrigerator. Money is one of the most difficult things to make in Somalia. You make less than a dollar a day. If you have no money, you can't buy food. Also their livestock is unprotected and vulnerable to wild animals. Lot of people in Somalia is dying of starvation. When crop seasons come they are not good at all ... ...

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