Why Did The Nile Sculpt Ancient Egypt

The Nile River is one of the most well-known and iconic rivers on Earth. Empires and many nations were built near the Nile because of the many benefits the Nile provided. The Ancient Egyptian empire lasted from about 3100 BCE to 30 BCE and many cities and farms were built around the Nile at the time. The Nile is located in Eastern Egypt, south of the Mediterranean Sea and is about 4,258 miles long. Even their religion was based on the many bonuses the Nile provided that helped the empire grow and stay alive. Throughout all of the years that Ancient Egypt had existed, the question still remains, how did the Nile sculpt Ancient Egypt? The Nile River shaped ancient Egypt in several areas of Egyptian life. Three of these areas were city location, religion, and farming.

One area shaped by the Nile was city location. City and base location is everything when finding a home, it must have the right temperature, resources, and geography to accommodate for certain needs.The reason the Nile's effect on city location was significant was because finding a place with as much water and fertile land was a top priority in Egypt when choosing where to make a city. For example, In the map of the

Evidence of this is in Document D where it states,"The Field of Reeds was believed to be somewhere in the east, near the rising sun." The Field of Reeds was the ancient Egyptian's version of heaven. The Nile River stretches across Eastern Egypt as well, making it likely that they thought the Field of Reeds was in the East because of the success people had living in the east. Without the Nile, none of this would have been possible. In the tomb painting also shown in Document D, it shows the Nile river running through the border of the painting. If the Nile were not there, then that painting may not have even existed. In summary, if the Nile River was not there, many parts of their religion would not be there