How did the geography of the Nile River valley lead to a civilization there?

Answer 1

Civilization grew there because they had fresh supply of water which made the land arable and they were protected. In the north they had the Nile Delta. In the south they had the two cataracts which made it impossible for boats to get them. Finally to the east and west they had large deserts.

Answer 2

Egypt was, then as now, geographically speaking a narrow strip of fertile land, fed by the river Nile, and surrounded by vast deserts. It led to a civilization that - because of its lack of influx of other peoples - was highly homogeneous and that changed very little in its culture and habits over thousands of years. This in contrast to for instance the culture of Mesopotamia, which was built up from many different tribal backgrounds, cultures and religions.

Egyptians civilization was also highly dependent on what it considered as a supernatural force, to wit the yearly inundation of its habitable land by the river Nile. This realization that higher forces were determining their lives and welfare caused a highly developed religious consciousness It also caused them to see their Pharaoh as a direct descendent of the gods and as the person who because of that could keep them kindly disposed to the Egyptian people. This again in contrast to Mesopotamia which just called their King "the Big Man" and saw him as no more than that.

A third 'geography' factor was that the narrow strip of arable land - and the extensive inundations - meant that Egyptians focused on raising crops instead of raising cattle. Their diet was largely vegetarian, and even the rich ate relatively little meat. Strangely enough, given the availability of the Nile, neither were the Egyptians big fish-eaters.

Finally, its geographically "isolated" position meant that Egypt tended to see itself as the center of its universe. Although it did have diplomatic and trade dealings with other peoples and cultures, its attitude was invariably condescending to them and they practically never allowed them any serious influence on their own habits, religion or culture.

Answer 3

When speaking about ancient civilizations, many relied on agriculture to survive and prosper. In the case of the Nile River Valley, ancient Egyptians relied on the Nile to flood its banks and help irrigate the land and bring with the flooding mineral rich silt along with it to act as a natural fertilizer for their crops.

Answer 4

it helped it florish becaus eof the rich soil. also the nile helped them to navigate, this also helped the to become very good boat buliders it helped them to become good fishermen too.