The egyptians had to cope with river although they were more dependable and gentle than those of the tigris and euphrates.

The Egyptians had to cope with river Nile, although they were more dependable and gentle than those of the Tigris and Euphrates.

Explanation:

Even though the Egyptians were more relied on the Tigris and the Euphrates which were a major source of water for them because of which they could earn their livelihood and they could engage in the activity of farming. But still they had to cope with the floods of the river Nile because the flooding of the river Nile was quite often and regular with which the people of Egypt had to deal.

articles of confederation

union blockade

explanation:

the union blockade in the american civil war was a naval strategy by the united states to prevent the confederacy from trading.

the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincoln in april 1861, and required the monitoring of 3,500 miles (5,600 km) of atlantic and gulf coastline, including 12 major ports, notably new orleans and mobile. those blockade runners fast enough to evade the union navy could only carry a small fraction of the supplies needed. they were operated largely by british citizens, making use of neutral ports such as havana, nassau and bermuda. the union commissioned around 500 ships, which destroyed or captured about 1,500 blockade runners over the course of the war.