Egypt's Farming Seasons

The flood season was when the level of the ____ River was high.

Another name for the flood season was ____.

• drought

• inundation

• emergence

• growing season

During the flood season, farmers ______.

• planted crops

• weeded their wheat and barley

• harvested their wheat and barley

• repaired their tools and did required work for the pharaoh

During flood season, farmers were called to build the ________'s tomb or temple.

During the emergence season, the level of the Nile went ___.

• up

• down

• stayed the same as the previous season

During the emergence season, farmers

• plowed their fields

• spread nutrient rich silt on their fields

• planted seeds

• did all of the above

The growing season was when

• the Nile was low

• farmers used a shaduf to water crops and help them grow

• farmers harvested crops

• all of the above

When did Egyptian farmers irrigate their fields with a shaduf?

• during each season

• during inundation

• during emergence

• during drought

Which season was the growing and harvest season?

• emergenence

• drought

• inundation

• all of the above