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Soft and smooth and good for farming. Very rich with nutrients and can be moved easily. Do me a solid bro by answering my question. Why do people believe in things that are not scientifically accurate? Thanks for doing this for me.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 8y agoSilt deposited by annual floods along the Nile River that created the rich and fertile soil that could be cultivated.
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What color was silt like in the Nile river in Ancient Egypt?
Blue water was clear.
What resources did Egypt get from the Nile?
Silt
Where in Africa is silt found?
Anywhere there is a slow flowing river. The most notable is the Nile River, where silt forms the Nile Delta
Reason why Egypt is the gift of nile?
The Nile River created Egypt from it's silt (fertile soil) every year the Nile River floods and give silt to what is now called Egypt. The silt has formed Egypt, so if the Nile River was not here then Egypt will not be here today.
What does silt means in ancient Egypt?
Silt is basically very fertile soil that was usually at the bottom of the Nile. When it flooded the water and silt went to the rose and gave nutrients to the places around it making the land better for crops like papyrus and cotton.
Where is silt found?
I know for a fact silt is found along the banks of the Nile after a flood
What was the rich soil brought by the Nile?
silt
How much silt does the Indus River have?
The Indus River carries a significant amount of silt due to the erosion of the Himalayas and its tributaries. Studies estimate that around 400 million tons of silt are transported annually by the Indus River.
What effect does the Nile River have on the silt?
It transports it form the African hinterland and deposits it in the Nile delta and on the Nile flood plane when the river floods. The silt is very fertile and was what allowed ancient Egypt to flourish.
What is the load of the Nile?
The sediment and silt etc that it carries.
How was papyrus a gift of the Nile?
Paprus was a gift of the nile because yearly, the nile would flood with water, creating silt (Silt is fertile soil), which would allow Cyperus Papyrus to grow, which papyrus is made from.
What river carries about 5 times more silt than the Nile?
Euphrates
