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?

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

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

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

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

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

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.

   Zee reads the word inundation. What does it mean?

   • A heavy rainstorm that soaks the land
   • A flood that covers the land
   • A long dry spell
   • A harvest festival

7. 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.

8. 5.

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

   • 300 days
   • 360 days
   • 365 days
   • 123 days
9. 6.

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

   • 366 days
   • 365 days
   • 1,800 days
   • 360 days
10. 7.

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

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

11. 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

12. 8.

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

    • The harvest came first
    • The river was at its highest
    • Rain had just fallen
    • The soil was wet and fresh silt covered it
13. 9.

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

    • To make the Nile flood
    • To count rainy days
    • To measure the pyramids
    • To plan for flood, planting and harvest
14. 10.

    Shemu was the season of low water. Why did farmers harvest then, Noah asks?

    • The harvest made the river low
    • Crops were ripe before the next flood
    • Rain had stopped the harvest
    • The flood was still covering the farm fields