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Why did people make settlements near the Nile river?
Rich green vegetation lines the fertile banks of Egypt’s Nile River,
culminating in the green fan of the river’s delta. The contrast
between the green around the river and the surrounding tan of
the northern Sahara Desert makes the river easy to see in
this satellite image such as this one, sent in July 2004.
What sea is this? RED SEA
What sea is this?
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
Why did people make settlements near the Nile river?
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Views of the Nile river – the old and the modern
Uses of the Nile River
irrigation
papyrus
Mud for bricks
Water to drink
fishing
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A shadoof (shaduf) used for
drawing water from the Nile
River for irrigational purposes.
Could you make a model of a shadoof?
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