They had no way or means to manage the river - all they could do was work around the flood season as regards planting crops and harvesting them. Factually it was the river that 'managed' the people, for if the flood did not happen there was famine, starvation and much death. The ancient Egyptian based their calendar upon the cycles of the Nile. It had twelve months of 30 days each and was divided into three seasons - 'Akhet' - the inundation or flood season. 'Peret' - the growing season. 'Shemu' - the drought or harvest season.
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To irrigate their fields
a boat for the flood
The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
It kept flood waters from spilling onto the surrounding coutryside.
A levee is a barrier intended to control flood waters and keep them out of certain areas during a flood.
The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
Depending on the Bible translation being used, it is called 'floodwaters' or a 'flood of waters' or a 'great flood' or a 'deluge' (Genesis 6:17).
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The flood waters left slit on the farmland, which provided nutrients for the soil
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.
Noah was 600 years old when the flood waters came.
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