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Egypt Ch.4 L1
Ancient Egypt
Question | Answer |
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A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock that makes the land fertile. | silt |
Very fertile, flat land made of silt left behind as a river drains into a larger body of water. | delta |
The watering of land by means of canals or pipes. | irrigation |
The river that runs through Egypt. | Nile |
The northernmost part of Egypt, where the Nile empties into the Mediterranean Sea. | Lower Egypt |
The southernmost part of Egypt, where the Nile cuts through stone cliffs and desert sands. | Upper Egypt |
What did people use to get from place to place along the Nile? | boats |
How long is the Nile river? | 4000 miles |
What did the farmers of Egypt depend on for successful crops? | floods |