Question

Which of the following statements about settled agriculture is correct?

1. Settled agriculture is only feasible with a consistent water supply.
2. Farmers in the Nile valley have practiced agriculture for less than 1000 years.
3. They utilized floodwaters by storing Nile overflow in deep pits.

• A. 2 only
• B. 1 only
• C. All
• D. 3 only

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 1 only

• Settled agriculture is possible only where a permanent source of water is available.

• Farmers have practised agriculture along the Nile valley in Egypt for more than 5000 years.

• They devised a system of using floodwaters for irrigation by storing the overflow from the Nile in shallow basins that were bounded by raised banks.