The first way it affected the Egyptian development was by providing a variety of building material from its riverbed. Mud from the Nile was dried in the sun and used to make basic structures and housing. In the riverbed there was also sandstone and limestone that was used for building temples, statues and pyramids. The second way the Nile benefited Egypt 's development was the benefit to agriculture. The Nile provided farmers a way to irrigate crops as well as provided fertile top soil to farmers. The Nile had a wide riverbed which decreased chances of flooding…
Egyptians depended on waters of a great river system. They had the Nile, Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Nile is 4,000 miles long and it starts far in the south, in lakes of central Africa and it empties into the Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria (Pouwels, Adler, 2015, pg. 37). All three rivers would flood, but with the Tigris and Euphrates you could not predict when they were going to flood. The Nile on the other hand was a benevolent river, and life in Egypt would be unthinkable without it. The Nile would gently swell every year in the late summer and over flow the low bank and spread over the valley floor and take a load of extremely fertile silt. Later the flooding would go down and…
Do you think that you could hike over 4,000 miles in 55 days? The Nile river is the longest river the the whole world measuring over 4,000 miles. That’s a very long hike. That is like hiking from STL to Seattle and back. For the Ancient Egyptians traveling up and down this long river was a way of life. The Nile shaped Ancient Egypt in at least 3 ways. The Nile ba provided precious water in a vast desert for sustaning crops, provided transportation for trade, and provided hope in an afterlife.…
Egypt was created with a settlement along a narrow strip of land that was also made fertile by the Nile river. Flooding also occurred but unlike Mesopotamia it was very predictable flooding and create a regular cycle of flooding then planting and lastly harvesting which kept repeating itself with every flood. The settlement had an intricate network of irrigation ditches. Egypt was mostly known for the lower region that focused around the Nile delta which flows directly into the Mediterranean Sea. Another benefit of Egypt’s location was the reliable transportation that the Nile provided the Egyptian settlements.…
The farmers used irrigation that is needed to grow crops. Egyptian farmers irrigated their crops to provide for their empire and build a stronger economy. They used streams, canals and pipes to bring the water to dry land. They also planned their work around the seasonal flooding to catch some of the overflow in order to store water to use during the drier months. My irrigation facts are supported in Document C.…
was a gift from the Nile. My road map is that the Nile gave the people available recourses like water…
As the famous Greek poet names Herodotus once wrote "Egypt...is, so to speak, the gift of the Nile." This statement could not be more true. The Nile had a powerful influence on the lives of the Egyptian people. It was used to bath, get water, and help in the growing and distribution of crops. Even with the abundance of things that the Nile did Egypt was still a place of many contrasts. There were crop-laden fields and empty deserts, hot, sunny days and cold night, but the most noticeable was that Ancient Egypt was split into two kingdoms which the Nile helped dictate. To the South was upper Egypt where the Nile flowed out of the mountains and to the south was Lower Egypt where the river spreads into the delta before emptying into the Mediterranean.…
Firstly, the Nile River is located in Egypt. Egypt is divided into “Upper Egypt” and “Lower Egypt”. The Nile delta region (a marshy area of land that deposits silt at the mouth of the river) begins in upper Egypt and the Nile delta region extended 100 miles into the Mediterranean Sea from lower Egypt. The nile river flooded yearly, and left behind silt (mud/soil) and water. This was excellent for farming and allowed plants to thrive. As well as yearly flooding, irrigation ditches were used to help water plants. Food and water…
The Nile River was one of the main parts of Egypt. The River would flood from the snow melting from the mountains, which brought fertile soil for the egyptians. Another thing is on the side of the river grew papyrus. Papyrus is a crop used for many things. In the river there were lots of fish for food. The river also supplies birds to come and lay their eggs there, that meant more food for the egyptians. The water was also important to the egyptians. They used it to bathe, drink, and to cook. The Nile River is one of the biggest life support for egypt .…
Before 600 BCE in the Ancient River Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, they developed cultures that share similar religious beliefs and writing systems, but different types of…
The worship of the Nile River is what sets apart the Egyptian people. They may not be able to relate to the river, but the Egyptian people have to respect and worship the Nile River because the Nile was the only source of water and it brought fresh soil every year. The Hymn to the Nile states, “The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all good, lord of majesty, sweet of fragrance.”(16) Giving the people fresh soil means grass for the cows and with that they can sacrifice the cows to the gods. The Nile helps the Egyptians in every way, every day to worship their…
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The longest river in the world at over 4,100 miles in length, the Nile River separated ancient Egypt into two regions, Upper to the south and Lower Egypt to the north. A bit confusing, on a map, but the names came from the flow of the Nile River. Most Ancient Egyptians lived near the river for the benefits the area provided; transportation, food, water and excellent soil for growing food. The soil along the river, known as the Black Land, is rich and fertile and provides excellent conditions for growing crops and boasting wildlife, a far cry from the rest of arid Egypt, known as the Red Land, that is covered with sand. In the spring with the snowmelt from the mountains of East Africa, the Nile would predictably rise with a torrent of water and fill canals made by Egyptian laborers. The water collected in the basins and canals would provide a water source for the next year. Crops were harvested prior to the annual inundation (rising) of the river that occurred around…
Egyptians had to be excellent at farming. They lived in the desert, after all. They had to learn to use the annual Nile river floods to their advantage. They learned that the Nile riverbed was fertile. When the river flooded, that same fertile riverbed became the new soil. The soil was fertile and…
Ancient Egyptian was a command economy. The government dictated citizen’s work and what goods and services to produce. The most important aspects of their economy was agriculture; the backbone of their prosperity, and oil, which was mainly used to pay state workers. With an active exchange of goods and services, imports and exports, and their productive farming, were they able to develop many cities, which attracted textile, glass, metal linen, leather, and many other industries. The Nile also served as a center for the Egyptian’s social life and…