Nile River Dbq

Hail to you, oh Nile. The Nile River is the longest river in the world! It comes from the Mediterranean Sea where it drains water out Northward through Northeast Africa and has a length of 6650 kilometers and flows 4258 miles . The location includes Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and the cultivated section of Egypt. Living over thousands of years ago a stable food supply was very important and essentials to survive. To do so the Nile maintained that for that for the people it served them fish for food, fresh water to drink, bathe, and the water was also useful for their crops. During planting/growing season the Nile filled irrigation canals and crops were planted and tended and crops in the Lower Nile were harvested then later brought to the market. This information was found from document B of The Nile River Flood Cycle. This was very important for survival and if you settled close to the Nile you had a good start to expanding your civilization or group. …show more content…
The Nile River valley was surrounded by the Libyan and Nubian deserts that could protect you from foreign invaders or enemies. But on the other hand, it was hard to survive in a place that was so dry and hot and possible sandstorms made it hard to live there. This information was cited from the map of Ancient Egypt in Document A. Vegetation for instance, trees, bushes, flowers, grass, and more uncommon in the desserts but it was bountiful in the Nile River valley. Plants like papyrus was used to make rope and paper, People also wove reeds into baskets, and rows into