The Role of River: How Did The Nile Shape Ancient Egypt

How Did the Nile Shape Ancient Egypt?

The Nile River, also known as the lifeblood river to the ancient civilization of Egypt. The immense Nile River was the key building block to the success of this empire. The Nile is located in the eastern part of Africa. The Nile river shaped Egyptian culture in many ways. As seen in many hieroglyphs.

The Nile river, deeply provided for the ancient civilization of Egypt. It influenced many other aspects of their life including; food, religion, governance, etc. It shaped religion in many ways, the Nile was seen as a god in these ancient times. This river deeply impacted culture overall. As incorporated into religion it was also found influencing music, (omens) as well as food. The Nile shaped the culture of ancient Egypt by being the great provider.

This immense river, also influenced seasonal change. Seasons were described based on crop planting and harvest. The Nile determined that with it’s floods and it’s depositing of silt or new soil on the new farm land. The season where farmers would work on tasks assigned by the Pharaoh is the time the Nile did not provide much water for farming. So crops required less tending too. The Nile also induced trade with other empires. It was used to send goods up stream or down stream to the Mediterranean sea to voyage for more empires to trade with.

It is clear that the Nile river had a major impact on ancient Egyptian life. This was true with regard to culture, seasons and trade. The Nile river a major essential to the Egyptians, greatly assisted in their success. Although not acknowledged the Egyptian back then would not be would not be as historic as they are without the Nile river.

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