Why was most agricultural production in ancient Egypt and in that nation today found along the Nile River?

Answer 1

Farming in Egypt was dependent upon the cycle of the Nile River. The Egyptians distinguished between three seasons in their written records, which they called Akhet (flooding), Peret (planting), and Shemu (harvesting). The flooding season lasted from June to September, after which a layer of mineral-rich silt was deposited on the banks, being perfect for growing crops.

The growing season occurred between October and February, after the flood waters had receded. Farmers plowed and planted seeds in the fields, which were irrigated with dikes and canals. Egypt receives little rainfall, so farmers relied on the Nile to water their crops.

The harvesting season followed in March, April, and May. Farmers would harvest the crops by cutting them down with sickles. The crops would then be threshed by beating them with a flail, in order to separate the straw from the grain. Then the crops would be winnowed to remove the chaff. The grain was then ground on a stone to make flour, brewed to make beer, or stored for later use.

The ancient Egyptians cultivated wheat, emmer, barley, and several other cereal grains, which they used to make their two main food staples, bread and beer. Flax plants were grown, uprooted before they started flowering, and the fibres of their stems extracted. These fibres were split along their length, spun into thread which was used to weave sheets of linen to make into clothing. Papyrus growing on the banks of the Nile River was used to make paper. Vegetables and fruits were grown in garden plots close to their habitations on higher ground and had to be watered by hand...
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Answer 2

It is the only river in Egypt and used to flood every year to fertilise the land on each side.
These days the land has to be irrigated by machinery since the construction of the dams at Aswan

Answer 3

During the winter rains the nile floods which brings the needed organic materials to replensih the land. This keeps the land fertile so it can keep producing crops.

Answer 4

They both are Just the thing for your health. If you eat both, you're better off. But yea, I'd personally choose fruits because they taste better.

Answer 5

It will depend on the fruit or plant associated with a comparison. In the event you compare a farrenheit to a carrot, the carrot is the better of the two nutritional. But since you compare an avocado to the carrot, then an avocado is better. The two the apple and avocado, are fruits.

Answer 6

Simple Logic; Abundant source of water would help to irrigate fields and the soil by the riverside was very fertile for growing crops.

Answer 7

it has all the resources to support farm land, it is rich in mineral and other needed sources of food for plants. it also was easier to irrigate the farm land with a big juicy river right next to you...