Ancient+Egypt

Ancient Egypt

Nupur (F Block)

Geography of Ancient Egypt: divided into two types of land "black land" and "red land"

 The black land was the fertile land on the banks of the Nile. The Ancient Egyptians used the black land for growing crops. It was the only fertile land they could use. It was called the black land because there was a layer of rich, black silt deposited there every year after the Nile flooded.



The red land was the dessert that protected Egypt. It separated ancient Egypt from neighbouring countries and invading armies. They provided precious metals and semi-precious stones.

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After reading the part about silt, I decided to do some more research on it - Silt is a mineral that can be transported by moving water but can settle in still water (the moving water would be the Nile, when the Nile floods, it would be still water). From - [] In Egypt, the Nile would deposit an annual flood around June before the Aswan High Dam was built. To measure the flooding of the Nile, Egyptians measured how high the water level was against steps, pillars, or wells. The picture below shows the Nile's Inundation (depositing of silt) From - [] Aswan Dam information corroborated from - [] - Serena A. (A Block)