Nile Causes and Effects
Do Now What part of the Nile River supported
the most people? How was silt created?
Activity Turn to page 136 of your textbook.
Label as many causes and effects and you can find.
Cause 1 In some years, rains were not heavy
enough to make the Nile overflow
Effect 1 The lands baked in the sun, and crops
dried up
Without a harvest, many Egyptians starved
Cause 2 In other years, too much rain fell
Effect 2 The river flooded wildly, drowning
people and destroying crops
Cause 3 Egyptians developed agricultural
techniques such as:
Irrigation ditches Dams Dikes They also stored water in ponds or
pools for use when the river was low.
Effect 3 Populations of settlements along the
shores increased
Cause 4 Irrigation became extremely
important to the food supply
Effect 4 It became supervised by government
officials
Cause 5 The government began to have
complete control over farming and irrigation
Effect 5 The authority of early Egyptian
leaders was based on their ability to provide water for crops
Cause 6 In good years, large harvests
produced surplus food
Effect 6 Rulers stored surplus to feed people
in times of drought and to feed the laborers on public works projects
Wrap Up Why was irrigation and controlling
water so important to Egyptians?
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