The excerpt below describes farming in ancient Egypt.
Farmers in ancient Egypt developed a system of watering their fields using the water from the Nile River.
They built dams and dug ditches or canals to move the water into their fields. The farmers also built
reservoirs in which they collected water. They raised water from the pools into the irrigation ditches with
a shaduf, a weighted pole with a bucket on one end. The bucket was filled with water and then swung
around and emptied into the irrigation ditch. This technology continues to be used in many parts of the
Middle East to increase the amount of arable land.
1. According to the excerpt, what technology is being used?
2. How does this technology work?
3. How did this technology
contribute to later societies?