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What is "silt"?
Fine soil deposited by a river.
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What does "fertile" mean?
Good for growing crops.
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Near its mouth, the delta deposits fine soil called what?
Silt.
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What is the area near the mouth of the Nile called?
Delta.
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How did trade along the Nile come about?
People had more goods than they needed. They built boats and sailed up and down the Nile to trade with each other.
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What does the southern part of the Nile River churn with?
Cataracts.
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What is a "cataract"?
Waterfall.
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The soil of the Nile was good for growing crops, which meant it was what?
Fertile.
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How did irrigation canals expand farmland in Egypt?
Canals carried water to land that did not have enough, expanding land for farming.
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What agricultural techniques did ancient Egyptians use?
Egyptians watched for ibises to know when to plant seeds, dug irrigation canals, and used a tool called a shaduf to spread water.
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What is a "delta"?
The area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil.
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ESSAY: Why did ancient historians call Egypt "the gift of the Nile"? ONE REASON
It provided water and fertile soil for farming, mud for making houses, fish and game for eating, and a means of transportation.
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How did geography affect Egypt's economy?
Egyptians mined copper, iron, gold , lapis lazuli, and turquoise; they hunted and fished along the Nile; they traded up and down the Nile.
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