| The Nile River and its
valley was the center of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
Without its water and rich soil, Egyptian culture would not have emerged
and prospered. Much of their economy was dependent on the river.
The river gave the people water for their crops, plants, animals, and themselves.
They used the river for bathing and transportation.
The upper Nile is divided
into three tributaries. The three parts are: the White Nile, the
Blue Nile, and the Atbara River. Before it enters the Mediterranean
Sea, the river divides into four smaller tributaries in the delta region.
The shape of the Nile River Valley resembles the ancient Egyptian symbol
for the regeneration of life, which is a lotus flower. The stem of
the flower is the long, narrow river valley. The flower is the delta
that spreads out, and before the delta is the Faiyum Region which
is the bud. |
