Like the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are frequently described as the “cradle of civilization,” references to the “gift of the Nile River” in Egypt are likewise commonplace. To determine the reasons why, this paper provides a discussion concerning this statement in relation to the river system of agriculture, the people, riverine culture, worship and trade. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings concerning the Nile River are presented in the conclusion.Nile River and Agriculture
At around 4,250 miles long, many people know that the Nile River is the longest river in the world, but far fewer fully understand the importance of this river system on the lives of the hundreds of millions of people who live along its pathways through the eleven countries that comprise the more than 1,293,000 square miles of the Nile River basin (see map at Appendix A) (Arah 109). All of these countries remain categorized by the international community as being \\\\\\"relatively underdeveloped and poor\\\\\\" and agriculture still represents the primary source of employment in these countries today (Arah 109).
Nile River and the People
More than 437 million people live along the Nile River’s pathways through Egypt, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Rwanda, the Republic of Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda (Arah 109).
Riverine Culture along the Nile
It is important to note that the hundreds of millions of people who live along the Nile River do not comprise a homogeneous collection, but rather represent dozens of individual cultures within these countries. Despite these fundamental differences, though, the vast majority of these peoples share a common cultural preference with respect to the gift of the Nile. In this regard, the editors of the Manila Bulletin point out...
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