Since Egypt has a very hot climate it forced the ancient Egyptians to move closer to the Nile River. The Nile provided the Egyptians with plenty of food, transportation, water, and perfect soil so they could grow crops. The Nile kept the areas surrounding it green and healthy, since the river flooded regularly. If one the floods were too big it would protect the Egyptians villages by washing over mud dykes. No flood at all, or very little flood would cause the Egyptians to go into starvation. The Nile also provided the ancient Egyptians with papyrus that grew on the side of the river. The Egyptians made boats and paper out of papyrus. The Egyptian tribes would use nets to catch the birds that flew near the surface of the river. They would make
