Discuss the process of the Nile cycle, identifying its importance to agriculture

What will be an ideal response?

Essay responses should include these points:
• The Nile River had a predictable annual cycle of flooding and receding.
• The agriculture of Egypt depended on this flood process to enhance the soil with silt.
• Because of this silt, Egypt became known as the "black land."
• The ancient Egyptians connected the Nile marshes with the creation of their world.