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Expository Essay: Ancient Egypt

Discuss what impact the Nile River had on Ancient Egypt

Introduction: Gain interest of


the reader
The ancient Egyptian civilisation existed for over 3000 years, making it one of
Language:
Words the longest surviving civilisations of the ancient world. The reason the Egyptians
Thesis
underlined are managed to survive for so long was primarily due to the gift of the Nile River. It statement
examples of
the type of is believed that the Nile River was the life source of Ancient Egypt as it impacted
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language used on almost every aspect of their lives. As well as providing them with essential Introduce the
in essay main ideas
resources such as fresh water and crops the Nile also dictated seasonal activities. It you are going
writing
controlled when the people could grow and harvest crops as well as when people to discuss in
the body of
would participate in public building. The Nile also assisted survival of the civilisation the essay
by providing the Egyptians with a natural highway.

Body: Topic sentence


(main idea of
The Nile River was solely responsible for the survival of ancient Egyptian people the paragraph)
as it provided them with their only source of food and nutrition. Obviously
Para 1
Main Idea: human survival is dependent on the availability of fresh water. As the majority of Supporting
Source of sentences
Egypt is surrounded by a harsh desert wasteland and rainfall is extremely limited, the (provide
water and
agriculture Egyptian people had to rely on the annual flooding of the Nile River to provide them examples and
evidence to
with a source of fresh water. This water also helped sustain a generally prosperous your topic
sentence)
farming community. Every year the river would flood and when these muddy waters
receded, a thick layer of rich, black mud was left behind. This fertile strip of land was
Closing
an ideal location to grow crops. This meant that the Egyptians were able to grow fresh sentence (link
fruit and vegetables. Without the Nile River, the Egyptians would simply not have back to thesis
statement
been able to survive.

As well as ensuring their survival, the Nile River also controlled the people’s Topic sentence
Para 2
Main Idea: daily activities and way of life. The seasons of ancient Egypt were in fact based on
Influence on
seasonal
the changes of the Nile River. In most years the river’s waters would rise between
activities June and September. This was known as the season of inundation. During this time Supporting
sentences
the peasants would work for the pharaoh building temples, the great pyramids and
other public buildings. Around November the water level would recede, leaving
behind a think layer of fertile soil. During this season (Season of Emergence) people
worked on the fields planting seeds into the soil. In the months March, April and May
the water levels dropped even further, making it the Season of Drought. During this Closing
season the focus was on harvesting crops. From this it is clear to see how the Nile sentence

River impacted the Egyptians lives.

Topic sentence
As travel overland through the desert regions of Egypt was difficult and
treacherous, the Nile River also became the Egyptians’ natural highway. All
goods, including the building supplies for the great monuments, were transported up
Para 3 Supporting
Main Idea: and down the river. This was important to the construction of buildings as it meant sentences
A natural materials were received a lot quicker. The people of ancient Egypt would also use the
highway
river as a way of travelling up and down the country. Not only was this a quicker way
to travel but it was also a lot safer than travelling on foot through the harsh desert
conditions. Without the Nile River public building would have taken a lot longer Closing
sentence
and transport around the area would have been much more difficult.

Conclusion:
Restate the
The famous Nile River had an enormous impact on the ancient Egyptian thesis
statement
civilisation. Many people believed that the river was a gift from god as it provided
Remember
don’t bring them with so many natural benefits. Firstly the Nile provided the civilisation with a Draw together
any new the threads of
source of fresh water, which would have been essential for survival in such a hot arid the various
material
into your climate. Secondly the strip of land surrounding the river provided fertile soil suitable issues discussed
conclusion in your essay
for growing crops. The Nile River also impacted on the daily activities of the people
and provided them with a natural passage to transport people and supplies. Without
the Nile River the Egyptian civilisation would not have lasted as long as it did.
Bring essay to an
effective closing

Also note the type of language used throughout the


essay (formal with no slang). Examples of formal
language have been underlined in the essay.

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