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How did the Egyptians travel on the Nile?

What food did they get from the Nile?

Transporting on the Nile

Egyptian Boat

The Nile was at once Egypt's richest source of sustenance and its main communications artery. It flowed south to north at an average speed of four knots during the season of inundation, which meant that the voyage from Thebes to Memphis(about 550 miles) would have taken around two weeks. Navigation was faster during the inundation because the water was on average 25 to 35 feet deep. That's pretty deep for a place that doesn't get any rain!

Animals of the Nile

Geese were a common sight along the canals and villages that lined the Nile. Farmers also kept sheep, goats, cattle, and pigs. Pretty much the same things farmers today have. The Nile itself was a source of an abundance of fish such as Tilapia and Catfish, both of which were found close to the banks of the Nile. Nile perch were a flavored catch(in the Egyptians opinion, because i think all fish are gross!)in the irrigation ditches that were dug to channel watter from the Nile to the fields.

Effectin' the Land.

When the Nile retreated, it left behind rich silt, making the farmers know that they were always going to be planting in fertile soil. Except for those years when the flood was extremely high or low, the Egyptians knew that the river would guarantee the them that they wouldn't starve to death. How would you like to depend your life on a river? I know I wouldn't. The Nile fertilized the land around by man-made irrigation canals. That would suck to spend your whole day just digging big trenches.Therefore there would be no Egyptian civilization without the Nile.

The Useful Waters of the Nile

The Egyptians used the Nile in many different ways. Irrigation canals were used to water all of the crops and land around the Nile. The Nile was a great source of food, especially fish and waterbirds which were caught in nets. I wonder if they were flopping all over the place when the Egyptians caught them, I bet they were. The rivers water was used for drinking and washing. You might think gross!, but the Nile actually is one of the cleanest rivers in the world. And the Egyptians divided the year into three seasons based on the Nile.

Fertilizing the Land

The Egyptians used the Nile for many things. They lived on the banks of the Nile or beside canals extending from it. The land around it was kemet. Or to put it in easier words it had lots of rich dark silt. The Egyptian farmers grew their crops on that land. Without this fertility there would have been no civilization in Egypt. Sounds like the Nile is pretty important, right? You bet it was! From ancient times right up to today the pattern of life in Egypt for the majority of the population has depended on the fertile agricultural resources.