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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.

    A2 only

    B1 only

    CAll

    D3 only

    Answer:

    B. 1 only

    Read Explanation:

    • 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.


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