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Impact Of The Nile River On Ancient Egypt

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To what extent has the Nile River impacted Ancient Egypt civilization?

Introduction

The story of Ancient Egypt began about 8000 years ago when people began to settle in the Nile Valley and started to raise their own crops and animals. (Ancient Egypt) From 3400BC to 1786BC, the Egyptians themselves ruled Egypt. Lower and Upper Egypt was united with the lands upstream to form one country under one king. The first period of Egyptian civilization -- The Old Kingdom, lasted from 2686BC to 2181BC. Soon after that, the Egyptians gained control of Nubia, and extended the land that was being farmed from 2050BC to 1786BC. From 1663BC to 332BC, the Egyptians were ruled by many different groups, such as the Hyksos (a group of Asian settlers who ruled for 100 years), the Thebans (who established the New Kingdom), and the Greeks. However, in 30BC, conquest was finally complete as Egypt fell under the control of the Roman Empire. (Illustrated Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt)

One of the most important things that contributed to how Egypt is the way it is today is the Nile River. It’s navigable and mellow, which made it one of the safest and richest agricultural places in the world. Because the Nile river was harmless, Egyptians used a form of water management called basin irrigation where …show more content…

Without the Nile River, Egyptians would not be able to live along the banks. If the annual floods did not happen, crops would not have been able to grow, which leads on to people not being able to eat, material not being able to be made, etc. As mentioned earlier, buildings were made mostly with stone and mud-brick. If the Nile River did not exist in Ancient Egypt, then Egypt’s trade route would have never existed, and people in Egypt would not be able to transfer and trade items with other places, which would mean that they had to depend on whatever they had in Egypt to survive

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