INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -tributary of the Nile River flowing from Lake Tana in Ethiopia and meeting the White Nile at Khartoum, Sudan, to form the Nile River.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ancient Egyptians dug canals to direct water to places far from the banks of the Nile and used the shadouf (Fig. 7), a counterbalanced sweep, to bring water from the Nile or a canal to higher fields.

Detailed explanation-3: -Egyptian farmers used the floods of the river Nile to water their crops. Irrigation canals were built to bring the water from the river to the farmland. Counterweight systems were used to bring water in the canals, while other gate mechanisms and reservoirs provided some control over the flow of the water.

Detailed explanation-4: -Water was vital to both people and livestock. The Nile was also a convenient and efficient means of transportation for people and goods. The Nile was also an important part of ancient Egyptian spiritual life.

Detailed explanation-5: -The civilization of ancient Egypt was indebted to the Nile River and its dependable seasonal flooding. The river’s predictability and fertile soil allowed the Egyptians to build an empire on the basis of great agricultural wealth.