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The primary reason ancient people of the Nile river valleys built leaves, dikes, and reservoirs was to?

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Leaves, dikes, and reservoirs were all part of their irrigation and flood preventing things. When the Nile flooded each year, the water would rush into the reservoirs and dikes and keep the villages next to the Nile from flooding.
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