Nile River

Floods provided the only source of moisture to sustain crops (Photo credit )

Every year, heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian highlands, sent a torrent of water that overflowed the banks of the Nile. When the floods went down it left thick rich mud (black silt) which was excellent soil to plant seeds in after it had been ploughed.

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Why do you think the Nile flood is a blessing to ancient people in Egypt?

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The flood of the Nile River, which occurs about every June or July when summer rains fall on the African coast, replenish the land around the Nile with vital nutrients.

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Nile River floods and the nutrients they discharge provide fertile land around the Nile, where the land without the floods would be barren desert.

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