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Fields needed water even after the annual flooding of the Nile, so irrigation was vital. Special channels and ditches were dug to ensure that river water could reach all the fields.
Farmers did not need to apply fertilizers to the soil because the annual floods deposited quantities of chemicals and nitrogen which acted as natural fertilizers.
An ancient text used in scribal schools gives us an idea of the work involved: "When the farmer returns to his fields he finds them in good condition. He spends hours ploughing and the worms are already waiting."
Simple tools were used: the hoe for breaking up the soil, the simple wooden plough, a wooden sickle with flint blades set into it, stone axes, shovels, pitchforks, rakes, bags and nets of plant fibres, leather or canvas sacks, wooden tubs and cords for measuring fields.
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What is a nome in ancient Egypt?
A Nome in ancient Egypt is was a subnational administrative division of ancient Egypt.
How many parts of ancient Egypt was there?
There were two parts Ancient Egypt, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
What in ancient Egypt was sacred?
Cats were sacred in ancient Egypt
What were people in Ancient Egypt interests?
Most people in ancient Egypt worked long hours in the fields including children. Most children didn't go to school and married early. They spent a lot of their spare time hunting and fishing. Many of those activities are shown on tomb walls. There were lots of board games in Ancient Egypt. Children had toys, dolls, and played marbles.
Is Egypt and ancient Egypt different things?
Yeah but Ancient Egypt was a long time ago (starting in 3000 BC).
What were hoes used for in Ancient Egypt?
Depends which type. To plough the fields with or to screw.
When were the fields planted in ancient Egypt?
as soon as the Nile River stopped flooding.
How did the ordinary people in ancient Egypt prepare for the afterlife?
They did a pee in their pyramids so they would be protected in the afterlife.
What river flooded the fields in Egypt?
The Nile river flooded the fields in Egypt.
What is a nome in ancient Egypt?
A Nome in ancient Egypt is was a subnational administrative division of ancient Egypt.
What territory did Piankhi conquer?
Egypt's Ancient Capital.
Men in ancient Egypt?
men in ancient Egypt almost the same rights as women in ancient Egypt.
When did the irrigation start?
Irrigation really started in Ancient Egypt when the pharaohs used ditches to move water from the Nile River to the crop fields.
Which ancient civilization is depicted in the above map?
Ancient Egypt..
How many parts of ancient Egypt was there?
There were two parts Ancient Egypt, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
When and where did the olympic games start?
the ancient Egypt's
What are some websites on Ancient Egypt?
Ancient Egypt .com
