The River Nile

The Nile river was literally the life of Egypt. It provided a means of linking the upper and lower regions. It provided them with water and fish. It flooded annually and when the flood waters receded they left a fertile soil that made very productive farming. Egypt was known as the breadbasket of the Mediterranean. The Nile was also the home of the papyrus reed of which ancient "paper" was made. Overall, the Nile was life-giving and wealth producing.

The short answer is - everything. Because of the water, food and transport it provided they settled nearby. They were therefore able to build their ancient civilisations and cities and monuments including the pyramids and the Sphinx. Ancient Egypt could not have existed without the river Nile. Since rainfall is almost non-existent in Egypt, the floods provided the only source of moisture to sustain crops. Every year, heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian highlands, sent a torrent of water that overflowed the banks of the Nile. This left thick rich mud (black silt) which was excellent soil to plant seeds in. Basically, without the Nile Africa would be quite different, there most likely be no Egypt etc just desert. However knowledge regarding the cities, towns and settlements of Ancient Egypt in general is very limited. The links below will give the best overview of this subject.

1,293,000 square miles

Impossible... that would make the Nile Delta the size of India. Ouch.

According to Wikipedia, "From north south the delta is approximately 160 km in length. From west to east it covers some 240 km of coastline." Perhaps some mathematical whiz can figure out the square milage of the Nile Delta from those numbers. I can't; I have to go assign a whole shipload of homework to Devin & class.

The Nile River had incredibly fertile soil.

The people are now Muslims and Christians, and their burial practises depend on their religion.

Ancient China & Ancient Egypt were both river civilizations that faced the challenge of flooding of their nearby rivers. In China For thousands of years, the Chinese people have suffered from the flooding of the two great rivers that flow through their land, the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and the Huang He (Yellow) Rivers. Taming the rivers was one of the chief goals of early Chinese civilization. The story of Yu, one of several Chinese flood myths, celebrates a victory in the long struggle against floods. In Egypt, the Nile flood occurred during the same season each year. Both civilizations responded to the flooding ways, the two groups were similar because they created irrigation systems and they both asked their gods for help. Flooding is still a challenge for some people still living near rivers. The Grand Canyon River flood in 2008 was one of many examples and it caused a lot of damage in Phoenix, Arizona.

First of all, both civilizations responded to the challenge of flooding by creating irrigation systems. To begin with, Ancient Egyptians used methods in response to the flooding of the Nile. "Egyptian farmers dug basins, bowl shaped holes to trap the floodwaters dug canals to carry water to the fields beyond the rivers reach (Spielvogel 41). In addition Egyptian farmers built dikes to strengthen the walls of the basins (Spielvogel 41). To lift water from the basins into the ditches, farmers used shadofs to make the job easier (Brewton gods) Irrigation is pivotal to agriculture. There are lots of world-famous irrigation projects built in ancient China. These projects are known not only for their large scale, but also for their good design. Ancient China also built large levee systems.

Second of all, both civilizations responded to the flooding by asking their gods for help. Ancient China used oracle bones to pray to their Gods for help in the flooding issue. The people of ancient Egypt responded in similar ways to flooding by asking their gods for help.

Because they needed to be close to the Nile as a source of water and life, the alternative being the desert.

They controlled their floods by creating canals and lakes to help hold the water when a flood occured.

the route goes down from lower Egypt and goes south to upper Egypt then splits into 2 parts, the blue Nile and the white Nile. the blue Nile is the left side and whit Nile is the left side the Nile river ends in southern upper Egypt

Some of the crops that are grown in Egypt are pomegranates, grapes, and citrus fruits. Rice and cotton are also grown throughout the country.

It brought in fresh, new, fertile soil. they also gave offerings to the nile god each year because for 7 years the nile didnt flood and they lived in famine

Actually, the Nile River is Egypt's highway. With the river, they were able to trade for many exotic things. With this trade market in play, Egypt gained much power. This is how Egypt gained power politically...because of the Nile River.

The Ancient Egyptian got their food from planting crops. Also, they were supplied by the Nile River.

The White Nile rises in the Great Lakes, while the Blue Nile rises in Lake Tana, Ethiopia.

people would put their stuff in boats float it down the river and sale the stuff

For Egypt - absolute. Basically because without the Nile there would be no Egypt as we know it, only desert. The Nile encouraged settlement and cultures because it gave life in the form of water for, amongst other things, drinking, crops and transport.

The flooding of the Nile river made land that was otherwise unable to be cultivated into moist and fertile land. Wildlife provided food. It also provided a quick transport from the Nile Delta to areas further south.

because when the river Nile flooded the water went over to the west side of the river so when that happen they would have a good harvest.

The ancient Egyptians personified the river flood as the god Hapy and dedicated a Hymn to the Nile to celebrate it and during the Eleventh Dynasty a sanctuary was built on Elephantine Island near the First Cataract deep in southern Egypt specifically to celebrate Inundations. Also, statues of the god of life 'Amon' would be taken by boat up the Nile. The people danced, sang, and feasted for days, after which the statues were returned to the temples.

Sure, ancient Egyptians had Nile flooding. During flooding, farmers were working in Pyramids construction.

It was used as a source of transportation for heavy thing such as boulders and slaves.

Ancient Egypt could not have existed without the river Nile. Since rainfall is almost non-existent in Egypt, the floods provided the only source of moisture to sustain crops. Every year, it would inundate (flood) the surrounding area, leaving a layer of fresh, fertile silt that was able to be used to make mud brick and to act as a fertilizer.

The Nile provided the Egyptians with a permanent water source and animals and fish to hunt and catch for food.

It could be traveled on both ways without any rowing because the current flowed the opposite way as the wind. It also gave the Egyptians a way to get to the Mediterranean sea through the Nile delta. Most cities were built either along or very close to the Nile because of these conveniences.

Also reeds, called papyrus, grew along side the Nile. The Egyptians made paper and boats from the reeds. They also used it for fishing and transport.

They settled there only at first because The Nile River was known as a blessing and supported them with water. also being used as a natural barier from attacks. although later on the Egyptian settlments began to move outward toward other areas along the Nile and through out Africa :)

The latest floods that caused serious damage were in 2011, in parts of Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

The last major flooding disaster was in 1993, when the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers were over their banks for several weeks, causing billions of dollars of damage. The flooding was at least equal to the Great Flood of 1927, after which major changes were made to the hydrology of the river valley.

There were also high river levels and some flooding along the lower Mississippi in the years 1937, 1945, 1950, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1997, and 2008. In 2011, both the Morganza and Bonnet Carre spillways were opened in Louisiana to reduce river levels at Baton Rouge and New Orleans respectively.