Why has the Nile River been described as the "lifeblood" of Egypt? Why was the river essential to the Egyptians? Explain your answer in the form of a short essay.

The Nile River is described as the lifeblood of Egypt because everybody needed the river. They grew crops, took baths, and cleaned clothes in the river. So many people relied on the river back then, and still do to this day. The number one reason the river was needed was for crops. The sand and dirt away from the river was not fertile and dry, so crops weren't able to be grown. Now next to the river, the ground as fertile and wet. Farmers lived near and relied on the Nile a lot.