Nile River

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Which is the longest river in the world?

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Nile River

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What body of water does the Nile River empty into?

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Mediterranean Sea

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Which important event provided rich soil year after year around the Nile River?

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The river flooded its banks.

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What did Egyptians consider the Gift of the Nile? Options: The fish they were able to catch for food., The fresh water they could use for drinking., The breeze that help them travel upstream., The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.

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The rich black soil from the Nile flooding.

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The primary way of traveling along the Nile River was with boats.

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True

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The Shaduf was: used by masons to carry blocks of stone, used by scribes to make papyrus, used by farmers to irrigate the land, used by craftsmen to produce good pottery

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used by farmers to irrigate the land

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Egyptian farmers develop this new tool: a ___________________ is a bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile and empties it into basins.

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A shadoof

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How often did the Nile River flood?

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Every year at about the same time

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Rich soil carried and mixed with water is

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silt

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How did the Egyptians take advantage of the Nile's yearly spring flooding?

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They became successful farmers.