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Because it provides clean water to drink, clean water to use and clean water to wash. Also the nile provides a home for animals such as crocodiles, fish and other reptiles. Also the nile provides food for birds such as eagles etc.

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How did the Egyptians use the sides of the river Nile?

Mainly for agriculture because of the water supply and the silt deposited by annual floods along the Nile River that created the rich and fertile soil.


How important the river nile was to ancient egyptians?

The ancient Egyptians considered the Nile River to be the source of life as as it provided water for drinking, bathing, washing and irrigating. The Nile River was also the main way for transporting goods and people as roads could not be built on flooded land or sandy desert, hence becoming ancient Egypt's great highway. It provides an efficient way to travel up and down the narrow strip of land. Trade was also made possible by the Nile River. Travelers and goods travelled along the river, and traders travelled to Egypt on the Nile and set up stalls on the quay to sell their goods. Other sailors would went there to purchase these goods from the stalls. In addition, the Nile River was important for agriculture. The main source of water for farming as there was very little rain in Egypt. The Nile flooded once a year and left behind thick black mud which created fertile farming lands for growing crops after the flood.


What are two examples of how the Nile shaped Ancient Egypt?

The Nile shaped ancient Egypt with its triangular shape,and its long river that is flowing across countries


What could the ancient eygptians have used the river nile for?

The Nile river was used for many things. Fertile Soil, water, fish, plants, and many more. The people in Egypt used these resources to survive. You can copy this and use it on an essay, :)


What did the egyptians use the Nile River for?

Quite apart from the obvious answer of anything that would hold water. They used buckets - by hand and attached to a type of waterwheel and they also dug irrigation canals, small ditches, to water crops etc. but they used pipe too. THEY ALSO USED A SHADUF TO GET WATER FOR IRRIGATION OH SHNAP

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How did the Ancient Egyptians use the Nile River for farming?

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What kind of plants did the ancient egyptians use?

reeds that grew along the Nile River


What plants did the ancient Egyptians plant along the Nile River that they did not use for food?

Papyrus.


What did the ancient egyptians use to move objects?

Ancient Egyptians moved stuff by logging logs tied them with reeds and then pushed out into the nile and then floated down the river!


Who might use a shaduf and what would thay use it for?

The Ancient Egyptians had used the shaduf to get water out of the Nile River with out using much energy.


What innovation did the ancient egyptians use to spread waters across their lands?

Ancient Egyptians were among the pioneers in using IRRIGATION to harness the water of the Nile River and provide it to their crops on large tracts of riverside land.


How did Egyptians and Nubian's use Nile river?

Carry goods for trade


Did people use the river nile?

obviously yes since it was discovered by the ancient Egyptians it must be ancient and if ancient its really old and if old people used it from a long time ago! DA!


What did the Egyptian use to move objects?

Ancient Egyptians moved stuff by logging logs tied them with reeds and then pushed out into the nile and then floated down the river!


Is a shaduf is a large pole that egyptians use to get water from the nile river?

Yes


How did the ancient Egyptians use the land around the Nle river?

The ancient Egyptians used the land around the Nile river for 1. planting crops so when the Nile flooded, the crops were watered. 2. they built up some of the surrounding land to create wall-like structures that controlled the flooding. Thank You for asking this question so that I can gladly answer!


Do Egyptians use the River Nile for their plants?

Yes - The Nile is nearly as good as the only source of water for Egypt.