Long ago, people lived in Egypt. People have lived there for more than five thousand years! The Nile River flows in Egypt. It flows from south to north. The Nile was vital to the people of Ancient Egypt. They could not have lived there without it. The river brought water to this desert land. It gave the people water to drink. It gave them fish to eat. It gave them a way to travel. The Nile had floods every year. The floods left behind rich, black soil. This soil was very .....