How Did The Nile River Influence Ancient Egypt And Nubia

The Nile River was the most important and influential resource in ancient Egypt and Nubia. Ancient Egypt and Nubia were both advanced and impressive civilizations. The Nile River ran across Egypt, making it easy for the ancient Egyptians to do specific jobs. The Nile River significantly impacted the economy, social structures, and even cultural and religious beliefs. The ancient Egyptian and Nubian civilizations relied on the Nile River for many things such as trade, communication, and resources, and would not have been able to exist as successful societies without it.

The economy was one of the effects of the Nile river on ancient Egypt and Nubia. Floods on the Nile were relatively predictable for the ancient Egyptians. This was really useful

The social structure of Ancient Egypt ranged from extremely low-status people, such as enslaved people, to people with extremely high social ranks. People who were enslaved worked in jobs such as farming in order to gain access to food via the Nile. Because this was the job of enslaved people, people of lesser rank grew up near the Nile and spent the majority of their time there, as opposed to upper-class people who never spent any time near the Nile. According to document F, all people under soldiers would work outside meaning near the Nile while upper-class citizens did not. This shows how the Nile set a social norm for people that are seen near the Nile doing jobs that are seen as lower-class in the social pyramid. The Nile also set a social belief that the afterlife and what happens after death are connected to the Nile river this is because it was believed that the goddess Ma’at had a connection to the Nile river. Document G states. In the afterlife, the dead were judged on whether they had acted and spoken ma'at.” this shows that the idea of the Nile as the place where the dead were judged by Ma’at kept the Egyptians in order and kept them to respectful to the Nile river. Because the Nile was so important to the ancient Egyptian civilization it stood almost as a god itself. This was because the Egyptians relied so much on the reason for their survival was because of the