Flashcards on Ancient Egyptian Farming Seasons and the Nile
Ancient Egyptian Farming Seasons & The Nile: A Student's Guide
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Ancient Egyptian farming
11 cards
Card 1
Question: Why was the Nile important to ancient Egyptian farming?
Answer: The Nile provided fertile land for crops because its floods deposited rich silt; Egypt relied on the Nile’s flooding for agriculture.
Card 2
Question: What are the three main ancient Egyptian farming seasons called?
Answer: Akhet (Flooding), Peret (Planting), and Shemu (Harvest).
Card 3
Question: Which months are shaded blue on the farming calendar and what season do they represent?
Answer: July, August, September, October are blue and represent Akhet (Flooding).
Card 4
Question: Which months are shaded green and what season do they represent?
Answer: November, December, January, February are green and represent Peret (Planting).
Card 5
Question: Which months are shaded red and what season do they represent?
Answer: March, April, May, June are red and represent Shemu (Harvest).
Card 6
Question: What happened during Akhet and why could farmers not work in the fields then?
Answer: During Akhet the Nile flooded the land, so fields were underwater and farmers could not work; many worked as labourers building temples and pyramids i
Card 7
Question: What activities took place in Peret (Planting) after the floods receded?
Answer: Fields reappeared, farmers repaired damage, cleared drainage channels, ploughed fields, and planted crops like barley, cucumber, lentils, beans, onion
Card 8
Question: What characterizes Shemu (Harvest) and what tools or methods did farmers use?
Answer: Fields were baked hard by the hot sun; farmers harvested crops, used shadufs to transport water from the Nile, and sometimes used baboons to pick hard
Card 9
Question: Give examples of crops planted in the planting season.
Answer: Barley, cucumber, lentils, beans, onions and dates.
Card 10
Question: What work did farmers do when the Nile flooded and they could not farm?
Answer: They worked as labourers, often building temples and pyramids.