Question

2. 'The flooding of the Nile Valley was a source of
both anxiety and relife for the farmers settled in the nileValley’ Why do think this was so?

Answer 1

The River Nile flooded every year between June and September, in a season the Egyptians called akhet - the inundation. Why did the Nile Flood? Melting snow and heavy summer rain in the Ethiopian Mountains sent a torrent of water causing the banks of the River Nile in Egypt to overflow on the flat desert land.

Answer 2

Answer:

The flooding of the Nile Valley was a source of both anxiety and relief for the farmers settled in the Nile Valley because the swirling flood waters would make them flee for safety and at the same time make their land rich and fertile by depositing alluvium on it.