Egypt's Farming Seasons

The flood season was when the level of the (a)   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 (a)   '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