By Shaye Agnew

 What is 4,000 miles long, helps with transportation, and gets farmers their amazing fresh soil for crops? You guessed it the Nile River! The Nile is very significant, it also has put in a lot of contribution. The Nile gave farmers fresh soil from its annual floods. Also it helped grow papyrus for paper.

 The Nile River is considered an important legacy of Ancient Egypt due to its origin. A long time ago the Nile River was very important because of its origin. The Nile started developing around 400 B.C. Herodotus noticed how water makes the land around it “In the 400's B.C., the historian Herodotus observed how water shapes the land. He understood that land at the mouth of the Nile River had formed from sand and mud deposited by the river.” In the 400 B.C.s the Nile River formed out of sand and mud. Also, the Nile River helped produce silt, water, and transportation. The Egyptians needed the Nile River because it was very useful, as they used it for food, moving goods, and drinking water. This helped the stock. “The mighty Nile River was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt. The fertile soil enabled farmers to raise a huge supply of food.” The Nile River due to the origin and the importance of the crop during ancient times, it is considered an Egyptian Legacy.

 The Nile River contributed well to the environment because it had a flood every year giving farmers fresh soil. “Every year, it over flowed and deposited a strip of fresh soil along each bank.” The fertile soil enabled farmers a huge supply of food. The Nile River was a big help to this community because of its contribution. The water turns the soil and brings new silt. The soil helps increase the stock very much. The fertile soil enabled farmers a huge supply of food. Therefore the Nile River has helped greatly throughout the Egyptian years.

 The Nile River helped with transportation and to fertilize the land. Egyptians were very lucky for this addition in geography. The Nile River carries boats that are made from papyrus. Papyrus grows near the Nile. So without this amazing river there would be no good way of transportation. The Nile River floods annually which makes the land very fertile. But also swampy and a bit difficult to live in. “Transportation within ancient Egypt was chiefly by boats and barges on the Nile River. The river flooded frequently which made the land really fertile, but also swampy and difficult to live on. In conclusion; the Nile River is very significant to our culture. Without the Egyptians discovery the world would not be living the same. Thank you Egypt!

 As you can see, the Nile River was very ideal to this culture. The contribution, significance and, the origin make it fantastic! Now you should think about how the Egyptians lived, also to thank them. If you like gardening, moving, or water, then thank the Egyptians!

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