People began to live beside the Nile River many thousands of years ago. The river cut through the desert and provided them with water. The valley of Upper Egypt in the south formed narrow strip; the delta of lower Egypt in the north spread out across the river mouth.
Every year, floods washed thick mud over the banks and left good soil behind. Early Egyptians called this the "Black Land" and used it for growing crops. Beyond this was the "Red Land" an immense story waste where it hardly ever rained and nothing good grew. Where the black land ended the red land began. This is the Nile River. Look down
People began to live beside the Nile River many thousands of years ago. The river cut through the desert and provided them with water. The valley of Upper Egypt in the south formed narrow strip; the delta of lower Egypt in the north spread out across the river mouth.
Every year, floods washed thick mud over the banks and left good soil behind. Early Egyptians called this the "Black Land" and used it for growing crops. Beyond this was the "Red Land" an immense story waste where it hardly ever rained and nothing good grew. Where the black land ended the red land began. This is the Nile River. Look down