f forming not only the Egyptian economy but its way of life and very survival:
The country of Egypt consisted of two narrow strips of arable land lining either bank of the river Nile, from Aswan to the northern Delta. Just beyond the farmlands lay enormous deserts. The Nile was the lifeblood of Egypt. Its cycle of flooding—growth, death, and rebirth to further growth—became the cycle of everyday life, and even their perception of the afterlife. The people of Egypt were dependent on the river for more than their food. It insured a line of communication and transportation among the provinces of the kingdom. The pharaohs took advantage of the Nile as a means to transport their armies, thus maintaining a strong, unified nation.
The Nile was not just a source of water to drink and a method of irrigating crops, it was also the reason the Nile region produced some of the most fertile soil known to ancient civilization. The Nile
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