How Did The Nile Affect Ancient Egypt

The Nile was a huge river with a slow-moving current and very speedy crocodiles, as 200 people are killed by crocodiles in the Nile every single year. The Nile affected Egypt by giving them, an excellent crop growing environment, Inspiration for many of their gods and even the afterlife, the field of reeds, and was an important part of their trade network, spanning 4,100 miles. The environment of Egypt was greatly affected by the Nile because of its flood cycles, which fertilized the lang and allowed for plentiful and successful farming. The religion of Egypt was affected by the Nile because it gave them a lot of inspiration for their gods and many other aspects of their culture. The geography of Egypt was affected by the Nile because

There were 3 main seasons in ancient Egypt, Akhet, the flood season that generally occurred between June to mid-October, Peret, where the Nile was almost back to its normal level, but could still fill irrigation channels, so they planted and grew crops, this season was between October and February, and finally, Shemu, which was when the Nile was back to normal and they harvested crops, this was between February and June. This explains how the blacklands got there, and how the Egyptians have such successful farming. Egypt is known to only get 4 inches of rain PER YEAR has been since prehistoric times and will be for the foreseeable future. IF Egypt got more rain, it could be helpful, but it could also be detrimental in that the crops could be over watered during akhet. The environment was the main part of the field of reeds, because of how important the Nile and environment were to the

The field of reeds was essentially ancient Egypt's heaven, with date trees, flax to make clothing, emmer wheat, The Nile, and even the sun god Ra. The Nile was so important to the Egyptians that it was even incorporated into their heaven, with irrigation channels, and multiple boats, it is clear that the Egyptians heavily relied on the Nile. The only way you could enter the field of reeds was traditionally that your heart had to weigh the certain right amount, not too light, which might signify that you were not a great person. (Ie, faint of heart, small hearted.) The Nile was needed to grow plants, and plants were extremely important to the field of reeds for a lot of different things, like food, decoration, making of clothes, and even possibly making dye, to paint walls with hieroglyphs as pictured on the DBQ, Document D.The geography of ancient Egypt was important to their heaven, in that the Nile and all the nearby land was one of the most important parts of the field of