The Nile
According to Science Kids 2014 the Nile River (see figure 4.1) is the longest river in the world. The Nile River also connects the countries Kenya, Eritrea, Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Sudan, Ethiopia and Egypt (Science Kids, 2014). Without the Nile the people of Egypt couldn't survive as this long river was among one of their only water supplies.
The Trustees of the British Museum, 1999 said that the daily Egyptian life would have not been possible without the river Nile. Ever year the Egyptians would wait eagerly for its annual floods as they knew it brought good harvests and wealth to the land. Many animals seek a home in the river Nile and these animals include the crocodile (see figure 4.2). The crocodile waits for its prey in the water and strikes when its victim thinks that it is safe to quench their thirst.
Most homes were stationed next to this 6,650 km long river (shed expedition, 2014). As it grants such a large water supply it would be foolish to build your home away from the water supply unless you had a well. Not only did the crocodile take advantage from the water supply, the hippopotamus also did. In fact the National Geographic Society, 2014 explained that the hippopotamus spend sixteen hours a day in the water! It is clear that the Nile had a lot of uses for both the humans and the animals and without it the humans and animals would not have survived there.
The Trustees of the British Museum, 1999 said that the daily Egyptian life would have not been possible without the river Nile. Ever year the Egyptians would wait eagerly for its annual floods as they knew it brought good harvests and wealth to the land. Many animals seek a home in the river Nile and these animals include the crocodile (see figure 4.2). The crocodile waits for its prey in the water and strikes when its victim thinks that it is safe to quench their thirst.
Most homes were stationed next to this 6,650 km long river (shed expedition, 2014). As it grants such a large water supply it would be foolish to build your home away from the water supply unless you had a well. Not only did the crocodile take advantage from the water supply, the hippopotamus also did. In fact the National Geographic Society, 2014 explained that the hippopotamus spend sixteen hours a day in the water! It is clear that the Nile had a lot of uses for both the humans and the animals and without it the humans and animals would not have survived there.
©By Gabriel Merga 2014