The Egyptians looked forward to the annual flooding of the Nile river for the enrichment of the fields . When the Nile overflowed its banks it deposited fertile silt onto their farm fields. This was so vital for them to grow their food it many festivals and deities evolved around the inundation.
To fertilise the desert to grow crops.
They needed to predict when the Nile river would flood
They needed to predict when the Nile river would flood
They needed to predict when the Nile river would flood
They did not, it was natural. The River Nile flooded every year between June and September, in a season the Egyptians called akhet - the inundation
They kept a record of it and depended on the flooding.
The Nile was used to help the Egyptians grow crops, and it provided water. The Egyptians often used the term "That's the gift of the Nile." But, the Nile did flood and damaged every house, crop, and/or field that was in the water's way.
The Nile's flooding wasn't constant. Sometimes it would flood too much, other times it would flood too little. The Egyptians were taxed based on the flood levels.
The River Nile flooded every year between June and September, in a season the Egyptians called akhet - the inundation.
The Egyptians needed the Nile to flood since it held an abundance of minerals to improve farming. Moreover, the water would help with economy, because with better and richer soil, they traded crops for money.
They did not, it was natural. The River Nile flooded every year between June and September, in a season the Egyptians called akhet - the inundation
By observing the stars.
The flood of the Nile was made by so much rain. Egyptians didn't view floods as threats like the Mesopotamians did. The Egyptians looked at the floods as a way to farm easier than they did before.