Why is the Nile River significant in Egyptian history?

The Nile River played an important role in shaping the lives and society of Ancient Egypt. The Nile provided the Ancient Egyptians with food, transportation, building materials, and more. About the Nile River. Map of the Nile River showing Lower and Upper Egypt Map of the Nile River by Ducksters. read more

The Nile River was important to ancient Egyptians because it supported agriculture, was a source of food, assisted in transport and was a source of water. The Nile also protected ancient Egyptians from external attacks. read more

Their religious beliefs and pantheon were also centered around the life-giving Nile river and the order of its cultivated lands vs the chaos of the desert beyond. Even today the water of the Nile is the life of Egypt. If the Nile disappeared, the country would disappear. The river was and is the thing that sustains life. read more