Egypt and the Nile: floods, farming, pharaohs, pyramids and hieroglyphs

Grade 6 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. Read this first

   The Nile's year in the Egyptian calendar

   Season	What happened
   Akhet (Inundation)	?
   Peret (Growth)	the fields came out of the water and crops grew
   Shemu (Harvest)	crops were harvested and the river was low

   The cell marked ? is blank. Each season had 120 days, and 5 extra days were added, making a 365-day year.

2. 1.

   Pia's chart has a blank: what happened in Akhet, the Inundation?

   • Ripe crops were harvested and carried home
   • Heavy rain fell each day
   • Crops grew in the drying fields
   • The Nile flooded the fields and left silt
3. 2.

   Ren's chart has a blank: what happened in Peret, the Growth season?

   • Fields came out of the water and crops grew
   • Snow covered the fields
   • The Nile flooded the fields
   • Crops were harvested
4. 3.

   Tala's chart has a blank: what happened in Shemu, the Harvest season?

   • The Nile flooded the fields
   • Snow and ice covered the frozen river for months
   • Crops were harvested and the river was low
   • Fields came out of the water

5. The Nile's year in the Egyptian calendar

   Season	What happened
   Akhet (Inundation)	the Nile flooded the fields and left silt
   Peret (Growth)	the fields came out of the water and crops grew
   Shemu (Harvest)	crops were harvested and the river was low

6. 4.

   Ari reads that the flood left silt. What is silt?

   • Sand blown from the desert
   • Rain that soaks the fields
   • Salt carried in from the open sea
   • Fine, rich soil left by water
7. 5.

   Bo reads about papyrus. What was papyrus?

   • A boat on the Nile
   • A wetland plant made into writing sheets
   • A stone used for pyramids
   • A kind of clay tablet

8. The Nile's year in the Egyptian calendar

   Season	What happened
   Akhet (Inundation)	the Nile flooded the fields and left silt
   Peret (Growth)	the fields came out of the water and crops grew
   Shemu (Harvest)	crops were harvested and the river was low

   Each season had 120 days, and 5 extra days were added, making a 365-day year.

9. 6.

   Each of the three seasons had 120 days. How many days were in the three seasons together, Esme asks?

   • 360 days
   • 123 days
   • 300 days
   • 365 days
10. 7.

    After the three seasons, 5 extra days were added. How long was the Egyptian year, Jun asks?

    • 1,800 days
    • 366 days
    • 365 days
    • 360 days
11. 8.

    A season of 120 days was split into months of 30 days. How many months were in each season, Kira asks?

    • 150 months
    • 3 months
    • 12 months
    • 4 months

12. The Nile's year in the Egyptian calendar

    Season	What happened
    Akhet (Inundation)	the Nile flooded the fields and left silt
    Peret (Growth)	the fields came out of the water and crops grew
    Shemu (Harvest)	crops were harvested and the river was low

13. 9.

    Why did Egyptian farmers plant after the flood went down, Luz asks?

    • Rain had just fallen
    • The soil was wet and fresh silt covered it
    • The river was at its highest
    • The harvest came first
14. 10.

    Why was a calendar useful for Egyptian farmers, Milo asks?

    • To measure the pyramids
    • To count rainy days
    • To plan for flood, planting and harvest
    • To make the Nile flood