...Introduction The Nile River is the longest river in the world, stretching approximately 6,700 km from its remote headwaters in eastern Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile and its tributaries flow through Eleven countries and the river basin drains over three million square kilometers (one tenth of Africa’s total land mass) and is home to more than 300 million people (many of them are among the world’s poorest). Because of its size and variety of climates and topographies, the Nile is one of the most complex river basins in the world. The Nile originates from its major source, Lake Victoria forming the White Nile that flows generally North through Uganda and into Sudan where it meets the Blue Nile at Khartoum, from the confluence of the White and Blue Nile, the Main Nile River flows northwards into Egypt and to the Mediterranean Sea. The Eastern Nile includes the countries of Ethiopia, Sudan, and Egypt, and encompasses the sub-basins of the Baro-Akobo-Sobat, the Blue Nile, the Tekezze-Settit-Atbara, portions of the White Nile in Sudan, and the Main Nile. All flows in the Nile are the result of rainfall upon the Ethiopian highlands and the Equatorial lakes region. While this rainfall is usually plentiful, it is not always consistent from year to year. The annual average rainfall over the entire Nile basin is approximately 600 mm, ranging from 1200-1600 mm at the headwater regions to near zero at the most northern part of the basin. The seasonal fluctuations of rainfall...
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...The Nile river was probably one of the most important things for ancient egyptians. It gave them necessities, and without the river, they would have never existed. The Nile river was ran from lower egypt all the way to upper egypt. Like the famous Greek historian, Herodotus, said, “Egypt... is, so to speak, the gift of the Nile.” The egyptians were very thankful to the Nile river. They worshipped the river and used the river’s water to farm. First off, the Nile river was part of the egyptians religion. In document E, the song, Hymn of the Nile, it states, “Hail to you, oh Nile, spring from the ground, come to keep the land alive.” This shows how important the ancient egyptians though the Niled was. The song continues and states, “If he is sluggish, noses suffocate, everyone is impoverished.” This shows that if the Nile did not flood or did moved slowly, the egyptians would suffer and soon die. Also, in document D, the picture shows how important the Nile was in life and in afterlife. If the Nile was taken out the picture, the harvesting wheat and papyrus would...
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...The Nile River’s Impact on Ancient Egypt Egypt is known as one of the oldest and most successful civilizations. Although, Egypt would not have been nearly as successful as it is today without the help of the Nile River. The Nile River is the longest river in the World, and luckily for the Egyptians, seven hundred miles of it runs right through this country. This river had an extremely powerful influence on the people of Egypt, by providing them with occupations, food and water, transportation, irrigation for crops, and an economic advancement. The Nile River was truly a blessing to the people of Egypt, and they would not have thrived without it. In earlier days, agriculture was a huge part of civilizations. The people of Egypt depended on the Nile for its water to provide water for their crops. Irrigation channels flowed from the Nile to farmer’s small gardens, where they grew vegetables such as onions, cucumbers, and beans. (Background Essay) The main crops grown by farmers were barley and emmer wheat for making bread and beer. (Background Essay) Since Egypt does not receive a lot of rain, roughly only 4 inches per year, farmers depended a lot on the “Peret” season which was known as the growing season. (Document B) This was when water gradually diminished, but the Nile was high enough to fill irrigation canals. (Document B)...
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...I. Egypt, the Gift of the Nile (Question A.) The Nile River provided so much for the Egyptians. Without it, they probably would’ve died! Some people called it a freeway, because of how much it was used for transportation and traveling. When there were southerly winds and northward currents, people could ride in their boats with smooth, easy sailing down the Nile. This is like what cars do on the highway without traffic and bad weather, but with sailboats in ancient Egypt! The calm sailing led to good means of transportation, which meant the Egyptians could go between Upper and Lower Egypt with ease. This is similar to what a freeway does. It allows people to go back and forth from place to place. The Nile River was definitely Egypt’s chief resource.Ancient Egyptians pretty much lived off this river! Some resources that didn’t come from the Nile were extremely less important and didn’t matter that much. Those include ores and minerals such as gold, and also precious stones. The reason these natural resources weren’t as important was because they didn’t really help the...
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...How is the Nile River important? I think the Nile River is important because it has multiple uses, but the main uses I’m going to talk about is fresh water, topography, and food. Fresh water was really important because it was all over the place so people might as well use the water,for example there is water in many features like in rivers, lakes, and Inland seas which were great sources of fresh water. Water is important because people in the early Egypt bathed and washed things in the water. The water was also a source of food which leads me on to my next topic. The way people hunted for food were they waited by the by the rivers, and usually the birds and different animals would gathering around the river so the hunters or people would...
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...the floods that the Nile river had caused. The Nile river is the world's longest river which was in Egypt. The Nile river was so important to the Egyptians that they named it the giver of life. Though this is just a river, it shaped the lives for all the Egyptians by being used for transportation, farming and irrigation, and the seasons. One reason that the Nile river shaped ancient Egypt was because they used the Nile for transportation. They went on boats to go south for trading. When they were low on resources and had a surplus of another thing, they would trade with another tribe to get it. They did not only use the river for trading but they also used the river for traveling to go to new places. They would go to new places if they needed to visit someone, if they needed to move away, or to find more recourses such as copper,granite,iron,or gold. Another reason that the Nile river shaped ancient Egypt was because of farming and irrigation. The Nile helped farming and irrigation because of the rich soil the farmers could plant their crops. The Nile also...
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...the achievements would have been accomplished without the help of the Nile. There is always a connection between geography and how society lives. The Gowanus is a waterway located in South Brooklyn. It’s the prime attraction near the neighborhoods of Park Slope and Carroll Gardens. The Nile River is shared by eleven countries but is the primary water source for Egypt and Sudan. Although they bear some superficial similarities , the differences between the Nile and the Gowanus are clear. The Gowanus Canal and the Nile River were an important food source for the people that lived near. Before the Gowanus was a canal it was creek...
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...Alexander Vang #26 The Nile River Have you ever wondered how the Egyptians got water? The Nile River provided many essentials such as influenced agriculture, created a natural boundary for safety, and a highway for travel and trade. The essentials were provided by the Nile River many years ago. The Nile River influenced agriculture for the Egyptian. In source 2 it provides, “Irrigation channels from the Nile flowed to smaller gardens where farmers grew vegetables.” The crops grown for bread and beer were barley, wheat, emmer-wheat, and for food they grew onions, figs, cucumbers, dates, beans, and pomegranates. According to source 1, “ The Egyptians took advantage of the Nile floods to become successful farmers.” This proves they found a way...
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...The Nile River had a more positive affect on Egyptian Civilization than the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, as the floods in the Nile River were more predictable than the Tigris and Euphrates. Geography is the study of Earth; it’s landforms, features and inhabitants. It is important as it includes the study of our planet and what happens in nature, it studies people, helps with navigation, includes study of natural resources and let’s us appreciate life. Unfortunately, The Tigris and Euphrates River set a negative view of the afterlife for Mesopotamia, as they couldn’t foresee the floods that were going to happen. Thus, the people of Mesopotamia believed that the Gods were displeased or rather frustrated with them. This led them to believe that the afterlife was absolute misery. The rivers were used as a water supple and to irrigate crops, but also important for transportation and trade. Because of these rivers, Mesopotamia was a crossroads of the ancient world for trade between China, Egypt and India. As the Mesopotamians thought that their gods were furious at them, they built statues of them prayigg in hopes of them to please their gods....
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...Egypt over 7000 years ago was the importance of the Nile River. None of the achievements of the remarkable ancient Egyptian civilizations would have been possible without the Nile. (ushistory, n.d.) It's population was contained, yet protected by a narrow 1,000 mile long stretch of highly fertile land. The Nile valley and the people that lived there were protected by geographical features. To the east and the west of the Nile were impassable deserts. North and south were protected by rugged highlands and deeply eroded valleys providing extra protection from outside forces.The Nile provided a means of food for early peoples being an area rich with fruit trees, vegetation and fish. It later became a center for agriculture. Having a fertile soil and long growing season the people of the area became excellent farmers. The Nile also provided a means of trade. Not only could goods be exported but lumber was able to be imported from Syria and the Lebanese woods that contributed to the great architectural structures of the period. (Orlin, 2007) The Nile was a central factor in the early Egyptian culture. It was so significant that the calendar was developed around the flood cycle. Not only did the Nile provide food, water and transportation. The reeds from the Nile were used to make papyrus, an early form of paper. Reeds were also used to make boats, baskets and ropes, even sandals. (ushistory, n.d.) With all the provisions of the Nile and the protection of their geological area they...
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...GKE1 Task1 Student 320979 A. One significant environmental factor in the development of the Egyptian society is the Nile River. The Nile River made it possible for the Egyptian people “to form the first nation by 3000 BCE” (The Gift of the Nile, n.d.) From its rise to its fall the Egyptian civilization depended on the Nile River. The Nile focus created a more positive point of view for Egyptian society “for it could be seen as a source of never-failing bounty to be thankfully received, rather than a menacing cause of floods” (Guisepi, n.d.). The Nile River flooded yearly when the snow melted off of the East African mountains. The violent flow of water would turn up silt, fragments of plants and soil, and deposit them along its banks. The nutrient laden silt allowed the Egyptians to plant and cultivate crops. This natural resource created a vital ecological dynamic that aloud them to build an empire around. The Nile River also provided them a way to transfer goods and connect with others. “These contacts spread certain Egyptian influences, notably in monumental architecture, to other areas” (Guisepi, n.d.). The Egyptian people used the environment along the Nile River to their benefit and not only developed the land, but their culture as well. B. The first reference to charioteers in the civilized world comes from Syria around 1800 BCE (Plubins, 2013). Over the next 400 years the advancement, “either by direct migration of steppe people or by diffusion,” (Plubins, 2013)...
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...geography in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt differed in stability and protection, they were similar in farming opportunities, with comparable sources of water giving them both the chance to excel in agriculture. The river flooding in Mesopotamia and Egypt differed in predictability; while rivers in Mesopotamia were sporadic in flood patterns, the Nile in Egypt was very predictable in its flooding. This caused the two civilizations to have opposing ideas of the power of their gods. In ancient Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were incredibly unpredictable, and when they flooded they caused frenzies in surrounding areas. This unpredictability was reflected in their religion, as they felt the flooding of the rivers was a punishment for something they did. In thinking they could never please the gods, the people of Mesopotamia believed one only had the underworld to look forward to after death. They viewed nature as something out to get them. This belief led to more selfishness in people, and as a result, people were generally less trusting. However, in Egypt, the Nile River and its yearly predictable flooding led to the creation of calendars to plan agriculture around flooding; therefore, the flooding would help, not hurt them. The predictability of the Nile caused a more positive view of the gods, because they respected nature more than they feared it. This is shown in the old kingdom poem, In Praise of Nut, it says, “The Whole earth lies under thee; thou encompasses...
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...earliest artefacts can be found in Egypt. Egypt is located in the northeast corner of Africa, spanning to the southwest corner of Asia, while the Nile runs north throughout the entire country. Before the Old Kingdom, Egypt was divided in to Upper and Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt in the South and Lower Egypt in the North. The reason for this is the direction in which the Nile ran, towards the North. The roots of Egyptian civilization date back to over 6000 years ago back to the earliest human settlements along...
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...The Nile River is one of the greatest contributing factors to the development of the ancient civilization of Egypt (Smith, 2014). Civilization is defined as, “the society, culture, and way of life of a particular area” (The Free Dictionary,n.d.). At over 4,000 miles long, the Nile is the longest known river in the world, and runs through eleven countries, including Egypt. Villages were located near to its life giving waters, and along its banks, and they were able to thrive because of the Nile and the agricultural abilities that the Nile provided. During the rainy season the Nile River deposited its silt-enriched waters when its banks flooded. The ancient Egyptian farmers knew they needed those waters to grow their crops, and also needed a way to store water because of Egypt’s long dry season – it is essentially a vast desert, so they constructed devices, including catch basins and dikes, so they could catch the water for various purposes, and stored it so they could irrigate their crops the rest of the year. Not only did the Nile River allow the farmers to grow and nourish their crops, but it also gave them a means to sell any overage, and also other goods, as they could travel along the river to other villages. Agriculture and the sale of goods was not the only exchange made by the early people of the Nile. Culture was also exchanged. People from different villages and communities along the Nile came together for commerce, and as a natural consequence they would share their...
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