Because the regular flooding of the Nile makes the land fertile and that's pretty much the only fertile land in Egypt.
The soil along the Nile River becomes flooded every year which adds to the fertility of the soil.
Because Nile is the only river which can provide the water directly to the crops so that it would not take time for Egyptians
for plants to grow from the Nile
Ancient Egypt was located along the Nile River in northeast Africa.
Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt
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Farming and trades were carried on in much the same way they are today. Trading took place with many other countries, mostly by ship or over-land. Farming took place in the very fertile river valley.
Ancient Egypt was located in North Africa, along the top part of the Nile River (NILE DELTA) in the present day country of Egypt.
They lived along the Nile river in Egypt
It was passed along from father to son.
They traded by boat, the boat was very important in Ancient Egypt.
Almost all of the ancient civilizations could be found along rivers or at least a good source of water. Water was essential for daily living and farming. The Mesopotamian civilizations were along the Euphrates and Tigres, the Egyptian civilization was along the Nile, while the Syrians had their capitol of Antioch on the Orontes River.