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Because they needed to be close to the Nile as a source of water and life, the alternative being the desert.

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The ancient Egyptian civilization began on the banks of theNnile because it was fertile land to grow crops and there was water available for people and animals to use.

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The annual flooding of the Nile deposits rich earth from upstream and allows for agriculture around which permanent settlements sprang.

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