The Egyptians were experts at trading, importing and exporting goods with various countries. Due to

The Nile was the source of everything in Ancient Egypt. Early people built their lives around a river, eventually developing into Ancient Egypt. The Nile did not shape Ancient Egypt literally, but culturally. The Nile grew Egypt’s crops, created its traditions, making jobs, giving life to and protecting all.

“Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history” once announced by Arthur Henderson. So you want to be educated about the Nile and ancient Egypt, here are a few facts to get you started. Egypt is a very old, ancient place, the first pharaoh began ruling around 2920 BCE. Almost 5,000 years ago. The famous Nile River, almost everybody knows about, is located in Egypt. The Nile River shaped life in ancient Egypt in several areas of Egyptian life. Three of these ways were transportation and farming, spiritual life, and population and settlement.

The trade and economy of the Egyptians were influenced by the invaders. The Hyksos brought with them the knowledge of metals, weapons, and a horse drawn cart know as and a chariot. These developments increased trade, economic expansion and the growth of cities. The trading of Bronze and Copper contributed to a major part the of the development and enlargement of Egyptian cities. Bronze and copper were used to made tools and weapons. The new technology spread by trading, traveling, conquest, and migration. The introduction of the crossbow to the Egyptians created a new revolution in

The Nile River was the life force of ancient Egypt. People from all over the region immigrated to the area for its irrigation waters and rich silt deposits. The geography of the region played a huge role in the way the inhabitants and civilization in general was formed. The main core of Egypt covered 386, 560 square miles, of which only 11, 720 were cultivable (Tignor et al., Worlds Together, 62). The Nile differed itself specifically from the Tigris and Euphrates in that its waters did not irrigate or fertilize nearly as well but it did create green belts along the water. This created a society that flourished along the river. The Nile unlike Mesopotamia did not have a bountiful borderland but did have a desert rich in materials. The Niles predictability as the source of life and abundance shaped the character of the people and their culture. (Tignor et al., Worlds Together, 63). The Nile was peaceful and calm unlike the vicious Tigris And Euphrates Rivers. Egypt with its natural borders, which included the Mediterranean Sea, Deserts, and Large Waterfalls, was very isolated. This helped to achieve

“As a result of the Hyksos wars, Egypt was no longer isolated and before long began to play a full part in the developments and trade of the Eastern Mediterranean.” (Grimal)

Trading was a big thing for Egyptians because they were all about they money so trading a lot meant a lot of money for them. Also traveling in the Nile was easier than feet so the Egyptians were getting to places they needed to go fast and easier. In document C it says, “Boats traveling downstream to the north often just flouted but with the floods it the Nile current was about four knots.” The Egyptians really depended on the flood cycle because without it they wouldn’t be able to cross the Nile River without taking more than a couple of days, so it would be hard for them if the floods stopped because they wouldn’t be able to make anymore money.Also traveling was something they also need the Nile for because it was way faster by boat than feet, if they didn’t have the Nile to cross over it would take forever to trade and get the money that they wanted.It would be easier for Egyptians to do traveling and trading with the

The Europeans were able to become direct participants in the Indian Ocean trade network because Alexandrian sailors learned to manipulate the trade winds. This gave them an advantage over the Arabs. Eventually, they were able to directly sail across India’s west coast, cutting out Arab and India. Soon enough Roman trade increased and they gain control of trade between the Red Sea and India under the rule of emperor Augustus. Islam began to spread. It was only a matter of time until culture, customs, religion, laws and language followed. Muslims traded with other Muslims and eventually major trading cities converted to Islam. Their towns nearby followed. Trade made the culture of Islam prosper and trade prospered because of Islam. It was easier

As well as controlling the surplus, the Pharaoh had the head duties of protecting it. The ancient Egyptians used many unique factors to help protect their civilization. Soldiers were used, much like in other ancient civilizations, to protect the Nile River, expand their land settlement area and support the rule of the Pharaoh. During the New Kingdom, Egyptian armies became a powerhouse and very active allowing for expansion. Ancient Egypt could be protected quite well due to environmental factors including the river and desert. The river being surround by 1000’s of miles of desert made it easier to predict where attacks may come from. The Nile itself was also be able to used thanks to its slow moving nature. This provided a great highway that promoted economic and political stability and uniformity (Lockard, 2011).

Ancient Egyptians invested heavily in foreign trade; and although were not accustomed to cash commerce they often used a balanced reciprocity to receive additional resources not easily attainable in Egypt and in turn provided resources to others. The Nile River served as a transportation system to the world beyond their society. In ancient Egypt, it was not common to see ancient Egyptians travelling to other foreign lands instead ships would sail into the mouth of the Nile River to trade with them. Mark writes, “or most of its history, ancient Egypt's economy operated on a barter system without cash. It was not until the Persian Invasion of 525 BCE that a cash economy was instituted in the country. Prior

Egypt was an Isolate land making it very difficult to come into and go out of. There were only two places to come into Egypt. That was from the northeast and the south. Northeast was a trade route that was an easier access, but could also become dangerous because of the open attacks in that direction. The other exit from Egypt was to the south, but that was not ideal because of its difficulty to return. Traveling north on the Nile River toward Egypt are six cataracts. During that time Egypt used these cataracts as a protection from any enemy of the south, but as they fortified these waterfalls, they also cut themselves off to trade. Egypt was a very dry land and was dependent upon the Nile River for it’s survival. They were dependent upon

The Ancient Egyptians traded gold, papyrus, linen, grain, iron, copper, iron, lapis lazuli, and more. These items were transported by ship on the Nile River. Once docked at a port, these goods would be lugged on foot, by camel, or by cart. These merchants did not trade much farther than the Nile River. The Egyptians have little success transporting goods from Africa to Europe and the Near East. Using the ship was the cheapest and fastest way of transporting these goods. This doesn’t include nature's power. A different way to transport these goods were to cross the Eastern and Western Desert by caravan.

Ramses had a high influence on Egypt and controlled Egypt fairly well. Ramses created many innovations including the City of Pi-Ramses, expansion of Egypt, and construction of many temples and sacred areas. Along with building Egypt to its’ highest power Ramses also grew his military to high power. Egypt’s economy was the largest and most important change when Ramses came into power. The economy rose to the highest in Egyptian history. Slaves played a prominent role with economical gain. Ramses would make any enemy and person who did not follow Egypt into a slave. With slaves Ramses was able to construct many temples, renovations, and trade routes. Trade was also a major part with Egypt’s economy as it grew with the territorial gain made by Ramses. Trade routes were important to Egypt. Egypt made several trade routes within the Asia Minor so Egypt could tax incoming traders when moving through

The civilization of Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest in history one of the things that most help the Ancient egyptians was the Nile river.The Nile river is located in egypt and was a huge benefit to the Ancient Egyptians (Transportation,Water,Food),. Today i am going to explain why that is.

Egypt is the most iconic of the river valley civilizations and it is also one of the most significant civilizations of all. The trade mark of Egypt is the Nile River. It was the most Important part of the geography. The predictable and cyclical flooding of the Nile was what helped agriculture thrive in Egypt. Agriculture emerged in Egypt by 5,000 BCE. The flooding of the river acted as a perfect irrigation system for plants and silt that cam from the river was nutrient rich and helped grow plants at a great scale. Egyptian agriculture was so successful that there was a great surplus of food.

During the eighth century throughout the late sixteenth century, one trade route entranced everyone involved from the Mediterranean to the Africa’s. The Trans – Saharan Trade was an important trade route that ran across the Sahara between the Mediterranean countries and West Africa. In the beginning stages of the Trans- Saharan trade many small trade routes were being used throughout the period. this is because travelling across the Sahara before the domestication of the camel was difficult. The Trans-Saharan trade route did more than attract traders. This route was an economical boost for many and also connected the West African people with the Mediterranean people.