What is shaduf?

Answer 1

The shaduf or shadoof was used to raise water from one level to another. From a canal or the river to water a field or to provide a public water supply. If the bank of the river was high they flights of shadufs were used to raise the water.

This was monotonous work often done by slaves.

Answer 2

A shaduf is a water lifting machine first made in ancient Egypt. It was made up of a horizontal beam balanced on two poles. On one end was a bucket or basket which would carry the water and on the other end of the beam was a heavy object, such as a large stone. The rock so heavy that the bucket cannot reach the water, but heavy enough to life a full bucket of water.

The peasant farmer or slave filled the bucket with water, then let go of the bucket. The weight on the other end would raise the bucket of water allowing the contents to be tipped onto the field. This process went on all day long, day after day during the growing season. It is very similar to the modern seesaws seen today.

Answer 3

The shaduf or shadoof was used to raise water from one level to another. From a canal or the river Nile to water a field or to provide a public water supply. If the bank of the river was high they flights of shadufs were used to raise the water. This was hard monotonous work often done by slaves.

Answer 4

The shaduf or shadoof was used to raise water from one level to another. From a canal or the river to water crops growing in the fields or to provide a public water supply. If the bank of the river was high then flights of shadufs were used to raise the water. This was monotonous work often done by a slave.

Answer 5

a shaduf gets water from the Nile and waters the crops

Answer 6

it is functioned to pull water from the river Nile. Using a bucket and a little human effort plus its counterweight, it makes farming much easier :)

Answer 7

Branches, huge rock, and bucket and a STRONG rope.

Answer 8

in ancient Egypt