Ancient Egyptian Farming

The River Nile flooded every year.

• True

• False

Another word for 'inundation' is

• flooding

• eating

• planting

• cooking

There are ____ seasons in the Ancient Egyptian farming calendar.

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

The season of 'Akhet' was the

• harvesting season

• growing season

• flooding season

• eating season

The season of 'Peret' was the

• harvesting season

• growing season

• flooding season

• eating season

The season of 'Shemu' was the

• harvesting season

• growing season

• flooding season

• eating season

A 'shaduf' was a

• large building for storing grains.

• long pole with a bucket on the end used to move water from rivers to the land.

• farmer who worked on the land in Ancient Egyptian times.

• type of plant which was eaten by the Ancient Egyptians.

The Ancient Egyptians used _______ to help them plough (dig) their land.

• tractors

• horses

• oxen

• monkeys

During the season of 'Shemu', the Ancient Egyptians would have been:

• resting becase there was no work to be done.

• in the fields harvesting all the crops (plants) they had grown.

• planting lots of fruits, vegetables and grains.

• building pyramids for the pharaoh.

The Ancient Egyptians knew how to make bread.

• True

• False