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?

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

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

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

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

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

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 long dry spell
   • A flood that covers the land
   • A harvest festival
   • A heavy rainstorm that soaks the land
7. 5.

   Bo reads about papyrus. What was papyrus?

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

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?

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

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

    • 366 days
    • 1,800 days
    • 360 days
    • 365 days

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?

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

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

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

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

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