Inundation was when the banks of the river Nile flooded. This caused the soil to be very fertile because of the nutrients the river brought.
The Egyptians did not plow the land during this time, because it was flooded. They plowed the land afterwards.
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Well, at the moment, the controversy about people claiming that the Ancient Egyptians were black which is false, is why some people may think that the Egyptians called their country the black land. But that is not the reason, as they were not black. The Ancient Egyptians called their land Kemet, which means black land. The soil at the banks of Nile was very dark in colour, and the soil was of great importance, since the country was mostly desert. Because the soil was dark, the Ancient Egyptians thought of their country as a dark, or black land, because of the land colour around the river.
the ancient Egyptians developed advanced surveying systems because every year their boundary stones were washed away by the flooding of the Nile. the boundaries had to be marked out quickly and efficiently to avoid land disputes
The Ancient Egyptians referred to themselves as "Kemet" or "Kemetic," which means "black land" in reference to the fertile black soil along the Nile River. This term distinguished them from neighboring civilizations and highlighted the importance of the Nile in their lives. The Ancient Egyptians also referred to their land as "Ta-Meri," which means "beloved land" or "land of the friend."
they used the nile to water it when it floods.
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