The Egyptians used the Nile in many different ways. Irrigation canals were used to water all of the crops and land around the Nile. The Nile was a great source of food, especially fish and waterbirds which were caught in nets. I wonder if they were flopping all over the place when the Egyptians caught them, I bet they were. The rivers water was used for drinking and washing. You might think gross!, but the Nile actually is one of the cleanest rivers in the world. And the Egyptians divided the year into three seasons based on the Nile.
I wonder why the nile is so clean! It certainly is a unique river. do you remember Mr. Lewis telling us that it's the only river that flows North?
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