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** most important example = end of Old Kingdom and into the Middle Kingdom | ** most important example = end of Old Kingdom and into the Middle Kingdom | ||
* underground water | * underground water | ||
** clay, sand, and | ** acquifier | ||
** clay, sand, and porous rock base = large underground water flows | |||
** oases and water sources plenty by digging wells in lowlands alongside the Nile | ** oases and water sources plenty by digging wells in lowlands alongside the Nile | ||
** most important oasis = Fayoum Oasis, which was fed by the Nile and eventually connected to the Nile by Middle Kingdom pharaohs who improved irrigation in response to low flooding | ** most important oasis = Fayoum Oasis, which was fed by the Nile and eventually connected to the Nile by Middle Kingdom pharaohs who improved irrigation in response to low flooding | ||