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What role did the annual flooding of the nile play in the development of an agricultural society?
The flooding of the Nile played a huge role in the development of an agricultural society. Egyptians would use the Nile's waters to irrigate their crops. The abundance it provided encouraged staying put and farming, rather than a migratory lifestyle.
Why did ancient Egyptian astronomers study the stars?
It was like religion. Why do Christians put so much on faith?
What country put an end to the Aztec Empire?
Spain
The pandian king who put an end to the kalabhra rule is?
kadungon pandiyan
What is Appolos roman name?
Apollon is the Greek name, and Apollo the Roman - but basically they are the same, for in Greek myth rarely does anyone put the 'n' at the end.
Why did the Egyptian used a calendar?
Why did the Egyptians put together a calander????????
What role did the annual flooding of the nile play in the development of an agricultural society?
The flooding of the Nile played a huge role in the development of an agricultural society. Egyptians would use the Nile's waters to irrigate their crops. The abundance it provided encouraged staying put and farming, rather than a migratory lifestyle.
How were the plants planted in ancient Egypt?
people took seeds and put them in the ground then tended for them the way we do now by using the water they get from the flooding from the Nile river
What are the bad points of the aswan dam in Egypt?
The Nile carries a lot of silt. Prior to the dam, annual floods deposited this this silt along the banks of the lower Nile, adding fertility. These floods were caused by rains in the upper Nile every June to September. Most of the silt comes from the Blue Nile and the Atbara River in the Ethiopian highlands. The Blue and the White Nile join at Khartoum in Sudan.The dam put a stop to these annual floods, making farming more difficult and dependent on commercial fertilizers, an economic hardship. Lake Nassar created by the dam is filling up with silt.
What is the African water gods name?
There are many Nile deites of ancient Egypt; Goddesses Anuket (personification and goddess of the Nile, fertility and war godddess of Nubian origin, of Satet-Khnum-Anuket triad on Elephantine island ) Naunet (chaos and water, consort of Nun) Satet (the inundation of the Nile, Sirius star; the tear of Isis caught by Satet's jugs and put into Nile waters, of Satet-Khnum-Anuket triad on Elephantine island) Neith (sometimes a primal water goddess, mother of Apep, Ra, and Sobek) Mut (primal mother goddess of the waters, consort Amun, child is Khnum) Hatmehit (meaning "great flood", identifed with fish and Hathor; and Isis for her consort Banebdjedet ) Isis (the flooding of the Nile caused by the tears for Osiris) Gods: Nun (primeval god of water and chaos.) Hapi (annual flooding of Nile god - the inundation event, fertility.) Heryshaf (ram headed, creator god, emerged from Nun i.e. primeval waters; "ruler of the riverbanks") Yam (sea god, Ugarit deity) Khnum (ram headed, "the great potter", from the clay of the flood he created people and held them aloft so Ra could give them life and put them in the womb; god guardian of the source of the Nile of Satet-Khnum-Anuket triad on Elephantine island near Aswan) Banebdjedet (Hamehit's consort, identfed with Osiris, ram) Osiris ( granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River)
Who floated moses done the nile?
The mother of Moses put him in a basket, and out him in the river Nile.
What were the good and bad points of Aswan Dam?
good- Dam provides 45% of total Egyptian power requirements. electricity, water supply, national pride bad- The Nile carries a lot of silt. Prior to the dam, annual floods deposited this this silt along the banks of the lower Nile, adding fertility. These floods were caused by rains in the upper Nile every June to September. Most of the silt comes from the Blue Nile and the Atbara River in the Ethiopian highlands. The Blue and the White Nile join at Khartoum in Sudan. The dam put a stop to these annual floods, making farming more difficult and dependent on commercial fertilizers, an economic hardship. Lake Nassar created by the dam is filling up with silt.
Why was the west Nile transferred from the Belgian Congo to Uganda?
To put that part of the Nile all under British rule.
What was baby Moses hidden in?
Moses was found in the river Nile.(Exodus 2:2-5)
Do dams cause flooding?
Yes, they can both prevent and cause flooding. If you put a dam in a river, it can flood the area and create a lake.
Why was the delta of the Nile River well suited for settlement?
The Nile River was well suited for settlement because in that area, There isn't a lot of water. So the Nile River was a main source of water to cook, bathe, clean, and water their crops with. And in that time era, there wasn't underground pipes for water then and they would have to go to the river for their supply of water. And it would just be more efficient to put a community next to a larger water supply such as the Nile River.
What is latitude and longitude of Nile delta?
30°54′N 31°7′E should put in the middle of the Nile Delta.
