How did the dessert on both sides of the nile help ancient Egypt?

Answer 1

It protected them from intruders an invaders
The deserts provided defense from attackers, since it was

1) Hot. Dehydration was a result. Attack Egypt was quite difficult for this reason alone.

2) Lack of rain. This is self explanatory.

3) Believe it or not, hilly. Hills, even today in our technological era, are hard to fight against the enemy when they're in war. Hills are advantages to the ones on the top, and much harder for those below. You have to climb it, and with sand that makes it even more difficult to climb.

4) Vast and easy to get lost. There are little signs of direction other than the sun in the desert.

Answer 2

It help Egypt because the desert is a hot place and the Nile is almost the only source of water and it divides the to separate sections of the ruling kings.

Answer 3

It helped because the water flows through the irrigation systems and then watered the crops

Answer 4

They supplied the water

Answer 5

The river gives water to the village.