Question

name two types of plants which were cultivated near the river Nile in ancient Egypt to obtain fibres for making fabric

Answer 1

Here cotton and flax are name two types of plants which were cultivated near the river Nile in ancient Egypt to obtain fibers for making fabric.

Then cotton is light weight and it can simply make the flax to make use for the various purpose with presence of the all comfort.

Answer 2

The flax plant and the papyrus plant were cultivated near the Nileriver to produce fibres for making fabrics. 

Egyptian covered mummies in linen as the Egyptian priests considered linen a symbol of purity.

 

Besides the production of linen from flax plant, the fibre produced from papyrus used for writing, food source, make rope, sandals, dolls etc.