ocr: Moving Water Without water from the Nile, Ancient Egyptians could not have farmed. To ensure that farms had water, the govemment ordered workers to maintain a series of canals and basins (human-made ponds). When the Nile flooded, water traveled down the canals and filled the basins. After the Nile receded, water from these basins provided water for the crops. possible had The a"shaduf" two Egyptians long for lifting used branches a water. device A arranged shaduf called SO from a basin for one up to person the level to lift of the water land. that the weight of a counterbalance See Also: on on ...
