To What Extent Did The Nile River Shaped Ancient Egypt's Society

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How Did The Nile River Shape Ancient Egypt’s Society?

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The Nile River helped Ancient Egypt’s entire estimated population of two to four million.

The Nile provided g-ds for the Egyptians, one g-d was Aten and the Egyptians wrote a hymn about him, it is said that he was the lord of the Earth and the lord of the sky.

The Egyptians would trade gold, papyrus, linen, and grain they sometimes even traded decorated artifacts

The Nile River helped Ancient Egypt’s Society entire estimated population of two to four million. The Nile gave the entire population water, transportation, and something to worship. Without the Nile River, Ancient Egypt would not have developed into an influential civilization that shaped the ancient world. The Nile River shaped Ancient Egypt’s Society by giving water for farming and harvesting, bringing traders and helping people travel, and providing the people with something to worship.
The Nile River shaped Ancient Egypt’s Society by giving water for farming and harvesting. Document B states that the Egyptians calendar dictated the planting season. The Egyptians would plant by the “good Nile” and trade during the “bad Nile”. The good Nile helped the Egyptians prepare for planting by
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Document E states that the Nile River kept the animals alive by giving them water. Some Egyptians worshiped their animals so the Nile kept their g-ds alive. According to Document E they had a religious poem on how the Nile was their source of life. They believed that without the Nile they wouldn’t have a religion. It is described in Document E that the Nile helped them make money so they got a good afterlife. This meant that their g-ds would help them have a successful life so that they would get a good afterlife. As a result the Egyptian people felt that believing in the Nile was very

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