Hieroglyphic characters explain the natural living environment of Egypt during the time of the pharaohs.
Metaphorically speaking, countless murals in royal palaces and tombs depicted landscapes, gardens, and an array of animals and plants, indicating the natural world was revered by ancient Egyptians. In the physical sense, the lush Nile Valley between two hostile deserts and the rhythm of the Nile with its annual flood contributed greatly to the fertility of the land. Ancient Egyptians were connected with nature in many ways.
