Egypt And Mesopotamia
Submitted by natlovespat on January 20, 2009
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Egypt And Mesopotamia
Egypt
The Nile River helped farming and agriculture in Egypt. It helped by providing silt whenever there was a flood. The Nile River floods between June and October. Crops are usually harvested during the spring. The depth of the flood was 45 feet. After floods, there would be a fertile strip along the Nile river that was 12 miles wide. There, the Egyptians would plant and grow things such as vegetables and fruits. The Nile River is the longest river in the world. Farmers sophisticated irrigation systems and used dikes to maximize the use of the Nile River. The Nile River helped the Egyptians by supplying water for the farmers and their family. Egyptian sophisticated irrigation and...
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