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Chapter 5 lesson 1

Long River:

- Nile River is 4160 miles long and it is the world's longest river.

- It begins near equator of Africa and flows north to Mediterranean Sea

- South has cataracts- which is a waterfall

- Delta - area near river's mouth where fine soil is deposited called silt.

- Heavy rains flooded Nile every summer.

- Soil left on the shore was fertile - good for growing crops.

Red land, black land

- Ancient Egyptians lived in narrow land on sides of Nile

- They called the region black land because of fertile soil

- They called the region red land because it was desert beyond fertile region

- eight months of year were sunny, hot

- four months of winter were sunny, cooler

- One inch of rain in most of region

Agricultural techniques

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