how the nile shaped egypt
Throughout history, humans have interacted with their environments to meet their needs and to satisfy their wants. Water has always played an important role in a civilization’s ability to develop and thrive. People settled by the Nile River to take advantage of the resources the water and land provided.
The Nile River was an important part in the development and growth of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Ancient Egyptians interacted with the Nile River through their gods and in addition to using the river as a means for travel and trade, the
Egyptians used its resources for farming, inventions and religious ceremonies. The Nile
River was the key factor in the growth and development of the ancient Egyptian civilization. One of the things the Nile shaped in Ancient Egypt was how they worshipped.
This was shown in the song “Hymn to the Nile” where it states, “Hail to you, oh
Nile…who produces barley and makes wheat grow… if he is sluggish, noses suffocate, everyone is impoverished… If he rises, the land is in exultation, and everyone is in joy.” which means the Nile lets food grow, and if it wasn’t there, people would die and everyone who did not would be extremely poor, and if it flooded just right, everyone would be happy and the land rich. This shows how much they worshipped the Nile because, if the Nile flooded just a little too much, or too little, their lives would be thrown in poverty.
This was also shown in their calendar where it says, “Akhet (flood season)
JuneMid October: Fields in the Nile floodplain covered in water and fertilized by a new batch of silt. and when the fields flooded it gave the Egyptians knowledge of the seasons and the corrects times to plant and harvest crops. The Egyptians were pretty closed off, so how did they survive? The Nile, of course! The Nile was an oasis in the desert for the people of Egypt. The Nile shaped just about everything in Ancient Egypt, and I think the most important were
The Nile River was an important part in the development and growth of the ancient Egyptian civilization. Ancient Egyptians interacted with the Nile River through their gods and in addition to using the river as a means for travel and trade, the
Egyptians used its resources for farming, inventions and religious ceremonies. The Nile
River was the key factor in the growth and development of the ancient Egyptian civilization. One of the things the Nile shaped in Ancient Egypt was how they worshipped.
This was shown in the song “Hymn to the Nile” where it states, “Hail to you, oh
Nile…who produces barley and makes wheat grow… if he is sluggish, noses suffocate, everyone is impoverished… If he rises, the land is in exultation, and everyone is in joy.” which means the Nile lets food grow, and if it wasn’t there, people would die and everyone who did not would be extremely poor, and if it flooded just right, everyone would be happy and the land rich. This shows how much they worshipped the Nile because, if the Nile flooded just a little too much, or too little, their lives would be thrown in poverty.
This was also shown in their calendar where it says, “Akhet (flood season)
JuneMid October: Fields in the Nile floodplain covered in water and fertilized by a new batch of silt. and when the fields flooded it gave the Egyptians knowledge of the seasons and the corrects times to plant and harvest crops. The Egyptians were pretty closed off, so how did they survive? The Nile, of course! The Nile was an oasis in the desert for the people of Egypt. The Nile shaped just about everything in Ancient Egypt, and I think the most important were