How The Nile Influenced Ancient Egypt
How The Nile Influenced Ancient Egypt
Did you know that the Nile is 4,132 miles long! Amazing isn’t it! It was a useful source of water for the ancient Egyptian community. It helped ancient Egypt with it’s economics, population, settlement distribution, and spiritual life. That is how the Nile influenced ancient Egypt. Here, let me explain more briefly. First of all, the Nile helped with Egypt’s population and settlement distribution (Doc. A). All of the Egyptian settlements were near the Nile (Doc. A). Such as, Badari, Abydos, Aswan etc. As a result, they were able to collect water more easily. In addition, Lower and Upper Egypt was protected from intruders because they had the Nile Delta in the north, Libyan Desert, also known as the Western Desert in the west, Eastern Desert in the east, and the cataracts in the south (Doc. A). Also, the Nile flowed north, which is why Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt (Doc. A). Secondly, the Nile helped with Egypt’s economics (agriculture & transportation) (Doc. B & C). The seasons in “The Nile River Flood Cycle”, a complex flood season chart, helped make up the Egyptian calendar (Doc. B). “The Nile River Flood Cycle” also helped the Egyptians know when the Nile was going to flood or if it was going to be calm (Doc. B). The Nile provided the Egyptian’s with a way to travel by sailboats (Doc. C). As a result, it helped transport treasures, silk, food, and important monuments such as obelisks. It also helped satisfy sailors, messengers, traders, fishers, farmers, slave owners, and government officials’ needs (Doc. C). Lastly, the Nile was effective in Egypt’s spiritual and afterlife factor (Doc. D & E). In one tomb painting, it shows that Egypt’s afterlife was a paradise called the “Fields Of Reeds” (Doc. D). In it, it described a place where the Nile helped provide water for Egypt’s trees, crops, and water for drinking. People made hymns to praise the Nile (Doc. E). “When its sluggish, noses suffocate, everyone is
Did you know that the Nile is 4,132 miles long! Amazing isn’t it! It was a useful source of water for the ancient Egyptian community. It helped ancient Egypt with it’s economics, population, settlement distribution, and spiritual life. That is how the Nile influenced ancient Egypt. Here, let me explain more briefly. First of all, the Nile helped with Egypt’s population and settlement distribution (Doc. A). All of the Egyptian settlements were near the Nile (Doc. A). Such as, Badari, Abydos, Aswan etc. As a result, they were able to collect water more easily. In addition, Lower and Upper Egypt was protected from intruders because they had the Nile Delta in the north, Libyan Desert, also known as the Western Desert in the west, Eastern Desert in the east, and the cataracts in the south (Doc. A). Also, the Nile flowed north, which is why Lower Egypt is north of Upper Egypt (Doc. A). Secondly, the Nile helped with Egypt’s economics (agriculture & transportation) (Doc. B & C). The seasons in “The Nile River Flood Cycle”, a complex flood season chart, helped make up the Egyptian calendar (Doc. B). “The Nile River Flood Cycle” also helped the Egyptians know when the Nile was going to flood or if it was going to be calm (Doc. B). The Nile provided the Egyptian’s with a way to travel by sailboats (Doc. C). As a result, it helped transport treasures, silk, food, and important monuments such as obelisks. It also helped satisfy sailors, messengers, traders, fishers, farmers, slave owners, and government officials’ needs (Doc. C). Lastly, the Nile was effective in Egypt’s spiritual and afterlife factor (Doc. D & E). In one tomb painting, it shows that Egypt’s afterlife was a paradise called the “Fields Of Reeds” (Doc. D). In it, it described a place where the Nile helped provide water for Egypt’s trees, crops, and water for drinking. People made hymns to praise the Nile (Doc. E). “When its sluggish, noses suffocate, everyone is