The Nile River

For centuries the people depended upon the flooding of the Nile, this ended the flooding.

Farmers used buckets on a long pole to carry Nile water to their farms. What were the buckets?

Flooding in Egypt occurred in which months

What two rivers form the Nile?

The flooding of the Nile left soil so rich it could produce how many harvests a year?

The Nile River flows into what body of water?

The Nile River is the only river in the world that flows from

When the Nile flooded, it left this to help improve the farm land

Ancient Egyptians offered sacrifices to the Nile

This instrument was a method of marking the height of the Nile over the years.

Places where the Nile tumble over rocks that make navigation nearly impossible are called what?

Through how many modern day countries does the Nile pass?

Navigation up the Nile required this natural force

The Nile River is the longest in the world, about how long is it?

The Nile name comes from the Greek Neilos of which means a

The Nile divides into branches, which spread over an area of rich soil. This area is called a

What plant, used to make early forms of paper, grew along the banks of the Nile

Not only was the Nile used for food and drinking water, it became Egypt's chief source of what?

The Egyptians became successful farmers. They planted

The rich soil (silt) left behind when the Nile flooded was often called