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The Nile River and Ancient Egypt

 

            How the Nile River shaped the society of Ancient Egypt is a question that has always been discussed over time. So imagine if you had to depend solely on a river in order to survive? Well in Ancient Egypt, that's exactly what they had to do. They lived because of a river. Without the Nile River the civilization of Ancient Egypt would never have existed. Ancient Egypt consisted of the three kingdoms of Old, Middle, and New, the Old and Middle Kingdoms consisted of the time of the pyramids but when the New Kingdom came around pyramids had been broken into and looted. Thus came about the Valley of the Kings and Queens, this valley was full of the tombs of that ages Pharaohs. This ancient civilization would never have been born if not for the Nile River. In this essay I will be talking about the Nile's great impact on their means of transportation, farming, and religion. The Nile River helped shape their culture, way of life, their religion, their art, and it inspired every grand thing we see today that comes out of their ancient world.
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             The Nile River made farming in Ancient Egypt easier and more successful. The Egyptians built man-made irrigation canals flowing out of the Nile into the land. From Mid-June to Mid-October it rains, causing Akhet, or the flooding season. The fields in the Nile get covered in water from the Nile and fertilized by the rich silt the Nile gathers throughout the other two seasons, Shemu and Peret. Many farmers worked off their public-labor tax, doing jobs such as repairing the anal or quarrying rock. During the season of Peret, which lasts from Mid-October to mid-February, it is time for the planting and growing to begin, the weather is mildly hot which is perfect for growing and planting crops. During this time the waters recede from the Nile but the water stays high enough to fill irrigation canals. During the season of Shemu, which lasts from mid-February to mid-June, the time of harvest occurs.


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