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Ancient Egyptians used water from the Nile River to irrigate their crops. In addition, the Nile flooded its banks annually which enriched the soil, making it much more fertile than surrounded land.
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What is the farmers job in ancient Egypt?
what are the responsibilities of an ancient Egyption farmer
What did Egypt have because the ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile river?
Crops
How and where is sickle used?
It was used in ancient egypt around 3500 years ago for cutting crops down
How did the Ancient Egyptians use canals?
Canals in ancient Egypt were primarily used for irrigation.
What river helped nurture ancient Egypt's civilization?
the nile river is the river that Egypt depended on for water to bath in drink from and to water their crops with
What was the food in ancient Egypt?
The harvest of crops.
What is the farmers job in ancient Egypt?
what are the responsibilities of an ancient Egyption farmer
What is the Nile and what is its role in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile was a river that divides Egypt. It provided Egypt with water for watering crops, transportation and leisure. It also provided rich soil called silt.
What crops are grown in ancient Egypt?
sugar can, cotten, corn
What were the principal food crops in ancient Egypt?
Cotton was one of them.
'What was the economy of ancient Egypt based on'?
The ancient egypts ecomomy is based on surplus and crops
What were the activities associated with the Nile River in ancient Egypt?
They used to water the crops.
Why did the ancient Egypt welcomed the flooding?
Since Egypt is a dry area, flooding was good so that their crops can get water
Who would the people of Egypt blame if crops did not grow or if disease struck ancient Egypt?
The gods or sometimes a pharaoh.
Is it hard to grow crops in Egypt?
It is not hard to grow crops in Egypt because in the ancient times they just wait for floods and plant their crops because they know when it is coming and when it does they are ready for it then they got surpluses (extra food) from growing crops.
Was there farmlands in ancient Egypt?
yes by the Nile to get water for their crops. when it flooded they got fertile land giving they better crops.
What did Egypt have because the ancient Egyptian civilization was located on the banks of the Nile river?
Crops
