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People Near the Nile The Nile River affected many ancient Egyptians in many different ways. It helped them for many reasons. One reason is because of their daily lives. Back then, they didn’t having washing machines like we do now so washing their clothes near the Nile was an excellent idea. There were also a down side to this too because crocodiles were in the Nile and is very likely to destroy their clothes. Egyptians were very scared about that but very careful. Also, fishing helped people a ton. There was an abundant amount of fish in the Nile. Trading areas were everywhere near the Nile River because there’s a lot of wind in the Nile so trading was easy. Here’s a chart of what happens depending on the month and season. Season Winter to Spring Summer to Fall Spring to Summer Months November to April July to October May to June What Happens Plant Flooding Harvesting Above is a picture of how Hapy looks like. This is a map of a trading route in Egypt colored in orange. Seasons The different seasons helped Egyptians estimate what and when to plant or harvest their crops. In the winter to spring; from November to April, farmers plant their seed. They had different kinds of vegetables and grains too. They planted early because from summer to fall; from July to October, it flooded. It was the flooding season. Finally, after the crops are flooded and are grown, they’ll harvest it from spring to summer; from May to June is harvesting season. Since they have a lot of crops, it takes a longer amount of time to harvest. Transportation Transportation was used a lot in the Nile. They would travel on papyrus boats. Pharaohs and regular Egyptians used it. Pharaohs would send officials to every part of his kingdom. Since the Nile is on a very mountainous surface, it goes easily from Lower Egypt to Upper Egypt due to the elevation. Now you may be wondering, how about Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt? Well, there was a lot of wind in the Nile so the wind would blow the boat and allow it to travel very effectively. Everyday Egyptians used transportation by sending letters. Riding down the Nile was faster than riding on a camel in Egypt so that’s the alternative that they took. Transportation was also used to carry goods in trades to different trading areas. Transportation was very easy because of the Nile. Fishing The Nile River has an abundant amount of fishes. Some of them are catfishes, eels, and more. Fish is eaten a lot in ancient Egypt but there are a lot of fishes compared to meat. Fishing is done by men and they would usually wear just a cloth around their waist because their skin isn’t very likely to get burned even thought their skin is very dark. To start fishing, they need to have the correct materials. They would have a boat and most boats were made out of papyrus paper. Next, if you are fishing by yourself, you’d have a pole with a hook attached to the end. You’ll get on your boat and catch fishes one at a time with the pole. But if you are fishing with a group of people, you probably would like to get two boats, a net, four paddles, and around ten to twelve people. You’d split up the number of people and put them on each boat. The people in the front or in the back of the boat will have to use the paddles and the people in the middle of the boat will all control the net. This method allows more fishes to be caught. You’ll have to split up the amount of fishes caught as a group and share them among each other but there is a lot for one person. Aftermath After the flooding of the Nile, there is some work to be done. Since there’s a lot of water that flooded, it turns the soil into mud. Although you can’t use mud to grow crops, Egyptians decided to apply a lot of water into the mud so they can reuse the mud. It was a very conservative and useful way to use the mud again. They took water from the Nile to add to the mud by using a shaduf which is a pole with a bucket attached to the end. Next, when the plants are flooded, they are grown and abundant. This means that they will need to harvest the crop before the Nile River floods again. They don’t want the river to over-flood the plants and destroy them so alot of harvesting is going to have to be done. This work will take quite some time because there’s too much crops. Afterlife The Nile River is very important to Egyptians that they even believed in a place called Field of Rushes that appears only when you go into the afterlife. The Field of Rushes is similar to the Nile River because Field stands for the greenness of crops and grass around the Nile River and Rushes relates to the sound of the Nile swooshing around. Also, in the afterlife, people would draw and write a lot about stuff relating to fishing on the walls in the tombs. Some of the things that they would draw are team members in boats fishing, fishes, and way more. Fishing and the Nile River is very important to Egyptians. Hapy Hapy the pharaoh is a person that all Egyptians believes make the Nile River flood. This was such an important event because it can go onto their crops and help them grow. Water and sun is the key to a big crop and Hapy is providing one of the essentials. The abundant amount of crop can not only allow them to enjoy if but also trade with others and receive something other than just a crop. Hapy’s appearance is very unique. As a male, he wears a skirt without a shirt to show his big, fat belly. His belly represents the abundant amount of food that he provided due to the Nile flooding and he had just eaten a lot of food from the harvest. He also has a bow and arrow that he holds and it has plants at the ends of the bow to show the plants growing. This is how an eel looks like that can be caught in the Nile River. There are many types of catfishes but here’s how one looks like. Below is a model of a group of fishermen. This is a papyrus boat that Egyptians used for transportation. Here is a picture of a man getting water using a shaduf to mix it with mud. This is a picture of a tomb wall filled with pictures relating to fishing. Table of Contents 1) People Near the Nile 2) Seasons 3) Hapy 4) Fishing 5) Transportation 6) Aftermath 7) Afterlife This book couldn’t of had been done without the help of the following sources: ~ Life Along the: River Nile, Jane Shuter, 2005, pg. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 20 ~ Kids Discover: Pyramids, published monthly, pg.6 ~ Social studies notes Pg. 1 Pg. 2 Pg. 3 Pg. 4 - 5 Pg. 6 Pg.7 Pg. 8 About the Author Maggie Chen lives in New York City with her parents, sister, and brother. She goes to P.s. 126/MAT and is 12 years old. Her all- time favorite hobby is swimming and diving. When she grows up, she wishes to help others by becoming either a pharmacist of a nutritionist. Introduction The Nile River is the major river that runs through Egypt. It is located in North Eastern Africa and runs at around 4,150 miles. Natural Barriers near the Nile River protects it away from any invaders. This river influenced many different Egyptians in many different ways. It helped farmers, everyday Egyptians, Egyptians near the Nile, and others with daily lives, trading, crops, transportation, fishing, and more. Are you ready to explore the Nile River? Here’s a picture of the Nile River.