As previously mentioned, the River was heavily used to trade stuff with other communities. The pyramids themselves would've been way harder to build if they didn't have bricks shipped to them from other areas. Another thing, the River made it possible to plant crops and as a result the farmers were pretty dang wealthy. Unless, of course, they were slaves or something. Any who, the crops were one of the biggest money makers in Ancient Egypt, and pretty much any community that existed around that time. Relating to farming, the River provided many jobs which obviously helped out the economic status of the country. There were farmers, boat drivers, slave drivers, traders, builders, fishers, as well as many others. The fishing is one that’s really important, however. Again, crops had a huge impact on the economy, but it wasn't because they liked growing stuff. The reason crops had such a huge impact was because it provided food, which was big. So it didn't surprise anyone when fishermen/women made a ton of that dough. Another one that deserves explaining is construction, and why the Nile made it easier to build. It’s no secret that the ancient Egyptians were skilled builders, in fact the pyramids were the tallest man made structure for thousands of years before finally being beat by some cathedral in Europe somewhere. Despite that fact, would they have been as good of builders if the Nile wasn't there? No,
As previously mentioned, the River was heavily used to trade stuff with other communities. The pyramids themselves would've been way harder to build if they didn't have bricks shipped to them from other areas. Another thing, the River made it possible to plant crops and as a result the farmers were pretty dang wealthy. Unless, of course, they were slaves or something. Any who, the crops were one of the biggest money makers in Ancient Egypt, and pretty much any community that existed around that time. Relating to farming, the River provided many jobs which obviously helped out the economic status of the country. There were farmers, boat drivers, slave drivers, traders, builders, fishers, as well as many others. The fishing is one that’s really important, however. Again, crops had a huge impact on the economy, but it wasn't because they liked growing stuff. The reason crops had such a huge impact was because it provided food, which was big. So it didn't surprise anyone when fishermen/women made a ton of that dough. Another one that deserves explaining is construction, and why the Nile made it easier to build. It’s no secret that the ancient Egyptians were skilled builders, in fact the pyramids were the tallest man made structure for thousands of years before finally being beat by some cathedral in Europe somewhere. Despite that fact, would they have been as good of builders if the Nile wasn't there? No,