The Nile River is a major river in Africa, formed 30 million years ago, which provided ealry African societies with a means to survive. The Nile is 6,600 Kms long (4,100 miles) and stretches across East Africa and ends in the Mediterrainean. The Nile is extremely important to the History of Africa because it provided civilizations, specifically Egypt, a water source which meant fertile land and the possibility for irrigation. It also let them transport materials for building, which is what allowed them to build the pyramids. In the poem, Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, the Nile River is mentioned, in conjunction with several biblical allusions, as the river which will dry up as an obstacle to the Egyptians along with the plagues and famine.
Quote: "Ophir no gold, no plenty yields the Nile; The thirsty sand absorbs the useless rill, And spotted plagues from putrid fens distill"
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