The Role Of The Nile Flooding In Ancient Egypt

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No Nile? No water, no crops, no people! Nile was the biggest gift for the Egyptians. It Provided Water for the Egyptians which was needed a lot for Egypt’s economy. The Egyptians used the Nile River to grow crops, highway to go trade, transport things and more. About 600-700 miles of Nile River is actually in the Egypt. Ancient Egypt could not have existed without the Nile River. Since rainfall is almost non-existent in Egypt, The floods provided the only source of moisture to Sustain crops. Most Egyptians lived Near the Nile as it provided water, food, transportation and Excellent soil for growing Food. The Nile flooded the Ancient Egypt because the Nile flows from South to North. The Nile floods flooded every year between June and …show more content…

The nile was the only one source for the farmers to water their crops. The farmers had to go to the city using the Nile river to transport the crops that they had grown. The Nile even created a highway or priests to take the mummified bodies of people to its burial. Nile attracted people to settle in ancient Egypt. If there was no Nile people would have chosen to settle in Egypt. Without the Nile ancient Egypt is just a plain land. There would be no water to drink, grow crops and no way to sail boats. If there was no Nile the Egypt would be in shortage of food, because Nile flooded every year making the soil fertile. But if there was no Nile there would be no fertile soil. If there was no Nile, ancient Egypt would not have existed. The Egyptians believed Nile river was their god because it provided water for the whole entire Egypt. They sang a song of praise or thanks, to thank god or goddess. Nile provided water for them to grow barley and wheat, keep the fields alive, makes seasons, and brings joy in Egypt. They had a spiritual relationship with Nile a well ad a practical, everyday connection to it. They believed the river had the power to make them happy or to cause great sorrow, even

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