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The River Nile
This category contains questions and answers related to the River Nile. The Nile is located in Africa and is the longest river in the world.
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What countries does the orange river flow through?
The Orange River forms part of the international borders between South Africa and Namibia and between South Africa and Lesotho, as well as several provincial borders within South Africa.
Which city is a Greek city founded on the delta of the Nile River?
There were many cities that were built on the delta of the Nile. Heralkeion, Menouthis and Eastern Canopus all were built in the Nile's delta. These cities are in some Greek myths. It was not until 2000 though that we knew they actually existed, when a group of French marine archaeologists found remains of them.
How did the growth of Egypt empire play a role in the growth of slavery along the nile river?
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How important was the nile river to early settlements in Egypt?
One of the world's greatest civilisations developed along the Nile about 5000years ago. It was possible because people learned how to control the floodings of the Nile. People could not live without water, all the territory farther from the Nile was (is) a desert. Then in July, the flood came and left silt on the fields. So they formed farming communities and built canals from the river to their fields and gates to control the amount of water and they watered their lands using them and the sadufs (tool for lifting water to the higher lands). This way they could make their lands fertile. Their life was based on farming. They grew wheat, barley, vegetables, and fruit.
Why the Nile River has been likened to one long drawn-out oasis?
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What is the drainage basin of the Nile River?
The area the Nile and its tributaries drain. Countries in the drainage basin of the Nile are - Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Why did Egyptians needed the Nile to flood every year?
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.
Nile crocodiles eat almost anything that is meat like fish, zebra or antelope.
What two rivers in the world flow south to north?
there are many but the main one is the nile river in egypt
What is the main source of th Nile River?
The Blue Nile and the White Nile are the two main sources of the Nile River.
Are the deserts in Egypt only to the east of the Nile River?
Deserts in Egypt are located east and west of the Nile.
What river did Egypt develop along?
Egyption civilization developed around the Nile , for drinking water, irrigation and boat travel for trade. The headwaters are the Nile Delta, where the confluence of two smaller rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates , join.This area of ancient Mesopotamia was know as the Fertile Crescent, and believed by many to be the cradle of civilization.The Nile flows from North to South.
What are the main watersheds of the Nile river?
The Nile River has two primary watersheds: the White Nile and the Blue Nile. The White Nile originates from Lake Victoria and flows through Uganda and South Sudan, while the Blue Nile begins at Lake Tana in Ethiopia and contributes a significant volume of water to the Nile, especially during the rainy season. These two tributaries converge in Khartoum, Sudan, where they form the main Nile, which then flows northward through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea. Other smaller tributaries also contribute to the Nile, but the White and Blue Nile are the most significant.
What food sources did the nile river give ancient Egypt?
Agriculture, and therefore an easy and nice life. The Nile flooded every once in a while, and there was a clear frequency in that flooding, the Egyptians used this to irrigate their land. The banks of the Nile were a great place for society to begin. John Green explains it in a great and understandable way on his YouTube channel crashcourse.
How does Ancient Egypt get its fertile soil?
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The Nile River helped to make Egypt fertile by helping to produce fertile rich soil.
How much of egypts fertile farmland was located in the nile delta?
Read this article below and you will know what it is. There is also a picture.
If YOU were there...
Your family farms in the Nile Valley. Each year when the river's floodwaters spread rich soil on the land, you help your father plant barley. When you are not in the fields, you spin fine linen thread from flax you have grown. Sometimes you and your friends hunt birds in the tall grasses along the river banks.
Why do you like living in the Nile Valley?
BUILDING BACKGROUND Like the rivers of Mesopotamia, the narrow valley of the Nile River in Egypt also provided fertile land that drew people to live there. The culture that developed in ancient Egypt was more stable and long-lasting than those in Mesopotamia.
The Gift of the Nile
Geography played a key role in the development of Egyptian civilization. The Nile River brought life to Egypt and allowed it to thrive. The river was so important to people in this region that a Greek historian named Herodotus (hi-RAHD-uh-tuhs) called Egypt the gift of the Nile.
Location and Physical Features
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It begins in central Africa and runs north through Egypt to the Mediterranean Sea, a distance of over 4,000 miles. The civilization of ancient Egypt developed along a 750-mile stretch of the Nile.
Ancient Egypt included two regions, a southern region and a northern region. The southern region was called Upper Egypt. It was so named because it was located upriver in relation to the Nile's flow. Lower Egypt, the northern region, was located downriver. The Nile sliced through the desert of Upper Egypt. There, it created a fertile river valley about 13 miles wide. On either side of the Nile lay hundreds of miles of bleak desert sands.
As you can see on the map, the Nile flowed through rocky, hilly land south of Egypt. At several points, this rough terrain caused cataracts, or rapids, to form. The first cataract, located 720 miles south of the Mediterranean Sea, marked the southern border of Upper Egypt. Five more cataracts lay farther south. These cataracts made sailing on that portion of the Nile very difficult.
In Lower Egypt, the Nile divided into several branches that fanned out and flowed into the Mediterranean Sea. These branches formed a delta, a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river. In ancient times, swamps and marshes covered much of the Nile Delta. Some two-thirds of Egypt's fertile farmland was located in the Nile Delta.
The Floods of the Nile
Because little rain fell in the region, most of Egypt was desert. Each year, however, rainfall far to the south of Egypt in the highlands of East Africa caused the Nile to flood. The Nile's floods were easier to predict than those of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Mesopotamia. Almost every year, the Nile flooded Upper Egypt in mid-summer and Lower Egypt in the fall.
The Nile's flooding coated the land around it with a rich silt. As in Mesopotamia, the silt made the soil ideal for farming. The silt also made the land a dark color. That is why Egyptians called their country the black land. They called the dry, lifeless desert beyond the river valley the red land. Each year, Egyptians eagerly awaited the flooding of the Nile. For them, the river's floods were a life-giving miracle. Without the floods, people never could have farmed in Egypt.
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What type of landform has the Nile River formed?
The river has produced a number of landforms - The Nile River Valley, the Nile River Delta and a number of waterfalls.
How can the river Nile environment be improved?
Given the river is over 4,000 miles long and in excess of 100 million people live along the Nile and the fact it flows through various countries and landscapes that vary from jungle to desert - it would take a thesis to answer, unfortunately that is not possible here.
