Essay

         Ancient Egypt is the oldest known "government type" lifestyle. All the way at the bottom, was the slaves and servants. After them, comes the  Farmers, then artisans, then merchants then soldiers, government officials, and finally the pharaoh.  This layout of the government in Ancient Egypt is kind of like the one we have now in the US.  In the US, we have almost the same layout, except we don't have the slaves.  Like the US, Egypt got rid of the slave idea, but everything else is the same; the Pharaoh leading everything, as always, like a god.  The government officials were the ones laying down the law, making sure no law was broken.  The merchants were the ones getting the good stuff, and the soldiers were out fighting for land, rights, etc. The farmers made all the food that the people ate, and the merchants traded for other things. the slaves and servants were at the very bottom and were working for the rich and powerful people. They were the nobody's of Egypt.
       The Nile River was very important to the Egyptians. It had the fish, the water to bathe, drink, and transport things in.  If you needed to take a bath, you went to the Nile. If you needed water to drink or cook with, you go to the Nile. if you needed to go get some fish, you go to the Nile.  the fish one is kind of obvious, because the Nile was the only river within many many miles. If you need to transport goods to trade or bring back home, you use the Nile.  Everyone who uses the Nile as a resource, lived within a few miles of it. There was no vegetation after that few miles.  After a while, the Egyptians realized that there is a cycle of the Nile. every July it floods, so they might want to get their crops out of the way then. And they might want to plant new crops in October, because then the Nile provides rich and fertile soil and silt. The Nile is one of the few rivers that flow from South to North.
         So, the government in Ancient Egypt was first the pharaoh, then the government officials, the merchants and soldiers, artisans and farmers, then the slaves and servants. The only way that there could be people to even make this government happen is the Nile River is a provider for everyone there. The Nile provided the fish, bathing, drinking water, and transportation.