All that made Ancient  Egypt was based on their geography or where they were on a world map. The Geography of a nation will limit what they use to build buildings, what they eat, drink, and trade. In ancient egypt the people were in a dessert and were in a major need of water for the people, so egypt solved this problem by settling near the Nile river. The Nile River also worked as a sea trade route with other nations. Also the nile would yearly rise over the Egyptian banks, an act called inundation, that made the soil around the Nile perfect for farming all the food they would need for eating and trading. Also the geography of ancient egypt also effected its riches because ancient egypt had five gold mines that would be mined for gold and traded with other countries.