Rice and beans.
4. How did ancient farmers use the water of the Indus river system to help grow crops?
Across the world many rivers flood and help crops grow. The ones that come to my mind are the River Severn in Britain and the River Nile in Egypt.
To help grow crops...helped produce fertile soil.
It was used in dry areas to help to grow crops and as a source of water.
It was used in dry areas to help to grow crops and as a source of water.
Well, water gives nutrients or helps a crop grow, and Egypt is a rather dry place so flooding is necessary to help the crops grow because usually it doesn't rain much in Egypt.
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To help dispose of sewage
The Egyptians need to drink the water, they need them to travel and they need the water to grow crops.
They use it for irrigation to help water their peanut, cotton, tobacco, and sugarcane crops, all of which grow quickly in the humid air.
Farmers on the River Nile benefitted from the river's annual flood. The flood irrigated and fertilized the land along the Nile, making it possible for them to grow and harvest crops.
The Nile river provided the ancient Egyptians with food by depositing silt to help them grow their crops and by attracting birds, animals and reptiles which could also be harvested for food.