write a short essay assessing the advantages and disadvantages of ancient Egyptian agriculture under the pharaohs. In other words, was farming along the Nile necessarily a good thing? Or do you detect any signs of problems with Egypt's dependence on river valley farming? gods, then a million men perish among mortals, covetousness is practiced,the entire land is in a fury, and great and small are on the execution-block.But) people are different when he approaches. Khnum constructedhim. When he rises, then the land is in jubilation, then every belly is inFoy, every backbone takes on laughter, and every tooth is exposed.The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all good, lord of maj-esty, sweet of fragrance. What is in him is satisfaction. He who brings grassinto being for the cattle and (thus) gives... sacrifice to every god, whetherbe be in the underworld, heaven, or earth, him who is under his authority.He who takes in possession the Two Lands [Upper and Lower Egypt], fillsthe magazines," makes the granaries wide, and gives things (to) the poor.He who makes every beloved tree to grow, without lack of them. Hewho brings a ship into being by his strength, without hewing in stone. Theenduring image with be White Crown." He cannot be seen; (he has)no taxes; he has no levies; no one can read of the mystery, no one knowsthe place where he is; he cannot be found by the power of writing. (Hehas) no shrines; he has no portion. He has no service of (his) desire. (But)generations of thy children jubilate for thee, and men give thee greetingas a king, stable of laws, coming forth (at) his season and filling Upper andLower Egypt... (Whenever) water is drunk, every eye is in him, whogives an excess of his good.He who was sorrowful is come forth gay. ... Vomiting forth and mak-ing the field to drink. Anointing the whole land. Making one man richand laying another, (but) there is no coming to trial with him, who makessatisfaction without being thwarted, for whom no boundaries are made.A maker of light when issuing from darkness, a Eat for his cattle. Hislimits are all that is created. There is no district which can live withouthim. Men are clothed...with flax from his meadows, for (he) madeHedjhotep (Coddess of weaving for his service. (He) made anointing withhis unguents, being the associate of Ptah in his nature, bringing into beingall service in him, all writings and divine words, his responsibility in LowerEgyptEntering into the underworld and coming forth above, loving to comeforth as a mystery. If thou art (too) heavy (to rise), the people are few, andone begs for the water of the year. (Then) the rich man looks like him whois worried, and every man is seen (to be) carrying his weapons. This is nocompanion backing up a companion. There are no garments for clothing,there are no omaments for the children of nobles. There is no listeningat nignt, that one may answer with coolness. There is no anointing foranybody.He who establishes truth in the heart of men, for it is said: "Deceitcomes after poverty." If one compares thee with the great green sea, whichdoes not...control the Grain-God, whom all the gods praise, there are nobirds coming down from his desert. His hand does not beat with gold, withmaking ingots of silver. No one can eat genuine lapis lazuli. (But) barleyis foremost and lasting.Men began to sing to thee with the harp, and men sing to thee with thehand. The generations of thy children jubilate for thee. Men cquip mes-sengers for thec, who come (back) bearing treasures (to) ormament this land.He who makes a ship to prosper before mankind, he who sustains hearts inpregnant women; he who loves a multitude of all (kinds of) his cattle.When thou risest in the city of the ruler, then men are satisfied withthe goodly produce of the meadows....Oh for the little lotus-blossoms,everything that pours forth upon earth, all (kinds of) herbs in the hands ofchildren! They have (even) forgotten how to eat Good things are strewnabout the houses. The land comes down frolicking.When the Nile floods, offering is made to thee, oxen are sacrificed tothee, great oblations are made to thee, birds are fattened for thee, lionsare hunted for thee in the desert, fire is provided for thee. And offeringis made to every (other) god, as is done for the Nile, with prime incense,oxen, cattle, birds, and flame. The Nile has made his cavern in Thebes,and his name is no (longer) known in the underworld. Not a god willcome forth in his form, if the plan is ignored.O all men who uphold the Ennead,. .fear ye the majesty whichhis son, the All-Lord, has made, (by) making verdant the two banks. So itis "Verdant art thou!" So it is "Verdant art thou!" So it is "O Nile, verdantart thou, who makest man and cattle to live!"It has come to a good and successful end.171820READING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS1. In what ways did ancient Egyptians worship and describe the Nile?2. What does the Nile provide for Egypt? What harm can the Nile cause?

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write a short essay assessing the advantages and disadvantages of ancient Egyptian agriculture under the pharaohs. In other words, was farming along the Nile necessarily a good thing? Or do you detect any signs of problems with Egypt's dependence on river valley farming? gods, then a million men perish among mortals, covetousness is practiced,the entire land is in a fury, and great and small are on the execution-block.But) people are different when he approaches. Khnum constructedhim. When he rises, then the land is in jubilation, then every belly is inFoy, every backbone takes on laughter, and every tooth is exposed.The bringer of food, rich in provisions, creator of all good, lord of maj-esty, sweet of fragrance. What is in him is satisfaction. He who brings grassinto being for the cattle and (thus) gives... sacrifice to every god, whetherbe be in the underworld, heaven, or earth, him who is under his authority.He who takes in possession the Two Lands [Upper and Lower Egypt], fillsthe magazines,&#34; makes the granaries wide, and gives things (to) the poor.He who makes every beloved tree to grow, without lack of them. Hewho brings a ship into being by his strength, without hewing in stone. Theenduring image with be White Crown.&#34; He cannot be seen; (he has)no taxes; he has no levies; no one can read of the mystery, no one knowsthe place where he is; he cannot be found by the power of writing. (Hehas) no shrines; he has no portion. He has no service of (his) desire. (But)generations of thy children jubilate for thee, and men give thee greetingas a king, stable of laws, coming forth (at) his season and filling Upper andLower Egypt... (Whenever) water is drunk, every eye is in him, whogives an excess of his good.He who was sorrowful is come forth gay. ... Vomiting forth and mak-ing the field to drink. Anointing the whole land. Making one man richand laying another, (but) there is no coming to trial with him, who makessatisfaction without being thwarted, for whom no boundaries are made.A maker of light when issuing from darkness, a Eat for his cattle. Hislimits are all that is created. There is no district which can live withouthim. Men are clothed...with flax from his meadows, for (he) madeHedjhotep (Coddess of weaving for his service. (He) made anointing withhis unguents, being the associate of Ptah in his nature, bringing into beingall service in him, all writings and divine words, his responsibility in LowerEgyptEntering into the underworld and coming forth above, loving to comeforth as a mystery. If thou art (too) heavy (to rise), the people are few, andone begs for the water of the year. (Then) the rich man looks like him whois worried, and every man is seen (to be) carrying his weapons. This is nocompanion backing up a companion. There are no garments for clothing,there are no omaments for the children of nobles. There is no listeningat nignt, that one may answer with coolness. There is no anointing foranybody.He who establishes truth in the heart of men, for it is said: &#34;Deceitcomes after poverty.&#34; If one compares thee with the great green sea, whichdoes not...control the Grain-God, whom all the gods praise, there are nobirds coming down from his desert. His hand does not beat with gold, withmaking ingots of silver. No one can eat genuine lapis lazuli. (But) barleyis foremost and lasting.Men began to sing to thee with the harp, and men sing to thee with thehand. The generations of thy children jubilate for thee. Men cquip mes-sengers for thec, who come (back) bearing treasures (to) ormament this land.He who makes a ship to prosper before mankind, he who sustains hearts inpregnant women; he who loves a multitude of all (kinds of) his cattle.When thou risest in the city of the ruler, then men are satisfied withthe goodly produce of the meadows....Oh for the little lotus-blossoms,everything that pours forth upon earth, all (kinds of) herbs in the hands ofchildren! They have (even) forgotten how to eat Good things are strewnabout the houses. The land comes down frolicking.When the Nile floods, offering is made to thee, oxen are sacrificed tothee, great oblations are made to thee, birds are fattened for thee, lionsare hunted for thee in the desert, fire is provided for thee. And offeringis made to every (other) god, as is done for the Nile, with prime incense,oxen, cattle, birds, and flame. The Nile has made his cavern in Thebes,and his name is no (longer) known in the underworld. Not a god willcome forth in his form, if the plan is ignored.O all men who uphold the Ennead,. .fear ye the majesty whichhis son, the All-Lord, has made, (by) making verdant the two banks. So itis &#34;Verdant art thou!&#34; So it is &#34;Verdant art thou!&#34; So it is &#34;O Nile, verdantart thou, who makest man and cattle to live!&#34;It has come to a good and successful end.171820READING AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS1. In what ways did ancient Egyptians worship and describe the Nile?2. What does the Nile provide for Egypt? What harm can the Nile cause?

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Ancient Egypt's civilization thrived along the fertile banks of the Nile River for thousands of…