Without the Nile Ancient Egypt would have never been created, because the Nile basically created everything for Egypt. Ancient Egypt began under the first pharaoh in 2920 BCE and ended in 30 BCE when the Romans conquered the Kingdom. The two sources of the Nile River is Lake Tana and Lake Victoria. The south which was upper Egypt was where the Nile flowed north out of the mountains. The north was lower Egypt where the river spread into a delta and then emptied into the Mediterranean Sea. This Ancient Egyptian society lasted about 3,000 years. The Nile River shaped Ancient Egypt by creating a calendar, contributing food and water, and providing transportation and trade. The first reason the Nile River shaped Ancient Egypt was by creating a calendar. The Nile River Flood cycle chart shows that the flooding season, Akhet, was from mid-June to mid- October. Flooding season was the time when many farmers worked off their public-labor tax, by doing jobs like canal repair or quarrying (Doc B). This proves that during this season, farmers worked for the government and not in the fields. The Nile River flood cycle chart displays that the planting/growing season Peret was from mid-October to …show more content…
The Nile River Flood cycle chart explains that there is three seasons, a planting and growing season, a flooding season, and a harvesting season (Doc B). This justifies that the flood cycle provided water from the flood season and when they were done harvesting it there was food . The map of Egypt circa 1500 BCE illustrates that all of the important cities and settlement were surrounded by the Nile (Doc A). In the picture the river went straight down the map with the cities on both sides right up against it (Doc A). This certifies that there was a lot of water for bathing, irrigation, and drinking. In conclusion, the Nile River provided a lot of food and water for many reasons which was very
Ancient Civilizations Egypt, Mesopotamia, and India are some of the early civilizations, that helped to shape the world as we know it. Each ancient civilization had many contributions to society. Some would include irrigation, grid like house system, and written languages. Ancient Egypt is one of the most common ancient civilizations. We all know them for the pyramid but that 's not all that they achieved.
In this time this where the Nile river was built, where structured religious started when pharaohs were considered Gods, the adaption of writing hieroglyphs, the prediction of annual rise and fall of Nile floods enabled state agriculture system,and when desert offered protection from warring tribes. All of these major events happening during this period and lead to some accomplishments. From 1500 Through 550 B.C where was the Hittites, Assyrians, and the Persians were established. The Hittites discovered smelting, iron made stronger and more durable tools and weapons, and how the use of horse traveling started. The Assyrians formed militarism, had an empire reach from Persian gulf to the Nile river, and this lead to the first universal empired formed.
According to document B, during this time farmers are able to work on other jobs for money to keep their farm going. Seasons are based on the Nile River. According to document B, “the Akhet is the flooding season, the Peret is the planting and growing season, and the Shemu is the harvesting season.” “In the Peret, the Nile is still high enough for irrigation, but not high enough for floods.
Growing a Surplus Egyptian farmers built walls around fields to trap the Nile’s flood waters. The water soaked in the soil and allowed grains to grow. This form of crop irrigation allowed farmers to produce a food surplus(amount of food greater than the their family’s needs). The Birth of Cities These local rulers used this surplus to buy rich cloth and other goods.
People used water for everything from growing crops to bathing. Before proper irrigation, people had to live near sources of fresh water. The Egyptians had the Nile, while the Mesopotamians had the Tigris and Euphrates; these rivers provide their respective civilizations with water to drink, animals to hunt, and plants to harvest. It is because of an adequate supply of clean water that these civilizations can prosper and flourish.
To begin, typically between June and September, the river would flood its banks. Since there is little rainfall in Egypt, this yearly flood would allow moisture back into the soil, improving the conditions for farming. This area of land “along the banks of the Nile [is called] the Kemet, or Black Land.” It is noted that “the land along the banks of the Nile River were extremely fertile.” In addition, the Nile River acted as a natural highway, creating opportunities to trade goods by water.
This is because the Nile helped with farming, freshwater, and trading. The Egyptians built irrigation canals to bring water from the Nile in order to farm. They also used the water for drinking, washing, and more. It is shown in Document B how the cities are near the river. This made it easier for the Egyptians to travel to other cities and trade with them.
No civilization would be able to grow without help from natural features. The Nile, the Indus, and the Euphrates are just rivers, yet they have an unparalleled effect on the surrounding civilizations. By providing water for countless people and animals, they are the lifeblood of lands that lack other water sources or ways to travel. Beyond that, they provide the resources needed to maintain a thriving economy and a rich culture. For example, the Ancient Egyptians had no choice but to incorporate the Nile into their culture because it was their only meaningful water source, and the main thing keeping them alive.
Without the Nile, crops couldn't grow. According to Document B, There were 3 seasons in Egypt. Akhet, Peret and Shemu. The first season is Akhet, the flood season. Akhet is the time when the Nile floods.
The land along the Nile and delta was arable and very good for farming, while the rest of the land was dry like a desert. (Document 2-1) So, the land near the Nile became the perfect environment for a civilization to commence. Although the Nile floods provided silt, allowing crops to grow, the floods also destroyed villages and killed many people. Despite this, so much success was found in Egypt because of Nile River.
Ancient Egypt SLL 1057F Amber Waynik WYNAMB001 Tutorial group 2 Jessica Nitschke 1.Hymn to the Nile i) The phenomenon that the “Hymn to the Nile “responds to the dependency of the Egyptian people on the Nile river. The text shows that the Nile river served as a source of life which sustained and provided all for Egyptians “who creates all that is good” (“Hymn to the Nile” stanza 9). The text asks questions about who controls the Nile and why it flow the way it does - the text itself answers that it is the Egyptian god Hapy who controls the Nile.
With the rivers located just by ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, both civilizations’ culture depended on agriculture, and were formed around agricultural communities which supplied them with food. In Egypt, the annual flooding of the Nile contributed to their development in agriculture, while Mesopotamians depended on the Euphrates river, which was less dependable than the Nile because of its unpredictable flooding. The flooding of the two rivers in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia left a fertile layer of soil, making it easier to plant crops and allowing both communities to depend on their rivers for
Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt were two early human civilizations that lived during the bronze age in harsh desert environments located not far from each other. Both civilizations were built around rivers that they depended on for survival. There is evidence that these rivers had great influence on both the societies politics and culture. Egypt was built around the very strong and reliable Nile River. Ancient Mesopotamia was established in the fertile crescent between the less reliable Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Egypt was by the Nile River. All of these rivers flooded. The Nile River flooding provided dark, rich silt that gave the Egyptians rich soil for farming. They learned how to channel flood waters and use reservoirs. Even though the flooding of the Yellow River helped the soil for the Chinese, the river
Abstract: The water for any human mean the life, what if your life has been thereat? A 90 million in risk in Egypt. In Egypt the Nile is the artery of the whole country, it’s involve in Egyptians life’s every single day it give’s them electricity, food, and water briefly it’s keeping Egypt alive. So now Egypt will face in the near future a huge issue it the water shortage which mean shortness of our lives as an Egyptians.