How the Nile River Impacted Ancient Egypt Economically, Socially, and Spiritually

Mysterious antiquities, colossal man-made pyramids, a brilliant river and hand carved hieroglyphs left from long ago are just a few of the pictures that come to mind when we think about the country of Egypt.

Egypt is a country known all over the world. The country’s Great Pyramids are still considered one of the seven wonders of the world and attract many tourists, even today. Egypt is also one the oldest thriving civilizations still in existence from ancient times. The was no small feat and is largely due to its Nile River. The Nile River, all the way back to ancient times, has helped the country economically, socially, and spiritually. Therefore, molding Egypt to be the country that it is today.

The word “Nile”, originally hieroglyphs and translated to English, means “river”. The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It has two main parts, the White Nile ( Upper Egypt ) in Sudan and the Blue Nile ( Lower Egypt ) in the Ethiopian Highlands. The Nile River is 4,160 miles (6694.871 kilometers) long and meets with the Mediterranean Sea. In Egypt alone, the Nile River is 660 miles (1062.17 kilometers ) long, moving through Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. About ninety-six percent of Egypt is blazing hot desert called “ Red Land ” and the remaining four percent is rich, fertile soil called “ Black Land ” because of annual floods that occur over the local farmers’ soil.

The Nile River affected Egyptian economy by providing farmers with rich soil that helped keeps crops healthy and made farmers wealthy. With the crops the farmers grow so easily, the farmers could then sell the crops and make a lot of money in a day that would help move the economy around because the farmer may buy items from local baz...

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...ght” side. Though neither side is right in a sense.

As people keep debating over who’s religion is right , many fights can take place on the crowded Egyptian streets and people can be badly injured or even killed, which could result in an enragement throughout the people in the separated religious teams. So fights will happen on and on until someone eventually wins but that doesn‘t happen for awhile and those fights aren’t small they’re brutal.

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And those are the ways that the Nile River impacted ancient Egypt economically, socially, and spiritually. They all blend together to shape Egypt as the thriving country it is today, not to mention one of the oldest, too. So with that, I say the Nile River was a huge impact on Egyptian civilization and culture, both the upper and lower parts of the vast Egyptian land of today.