How did the nile river affect people settled in ancient egypt

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It provided them with a source of water firstly. Also, it provided good methods for irrigation and made the soil somewhat fertile. Not as fertile as Mesopotamia, but fertile. Perhaps most important were the annual floods. These flooded the fields and gave the farmers a great opportunity to farm and provide a surplus of food.
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The floods brought rich black soil onto the banks of the Nile River which made it possible for farmers to grow crops. The Nile was the ancient egyptians made route of transportation from place to place