Grade 5 History Summary: Egypt - Way of Life

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Description

A summary of the Ancient Egyptian way of life.

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Littérature sud-africaine
• Collège
• Secondary education in France
• collège
• Collège
• Collège
• Post-primaire

Informations

• Publié par: Netsport
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Ancient Egypt - The Nile River

The Nile River is the longest river in the World ( +/- 6 650 km) Three major tributaries of the Nile are: White Nile, Blue Nile and Atbara rivers

Seasons in Egyptian Calendar

Akhet

➡ Season of Inundation ➡ Heavy summer rains in highlands of Ethiopia ➡ Resulted in flooding of Nile River ➡ Farmland could be covered in up to 2m of flood waters ➡ June - September

Peret

➡ Season of Emergence ➡ After flooding, Nile covered in thick, dark mud ➡ Land fertile ➡ Planted barley, vegetables, fruit, grain ➡ October - February

Shemu

➡ Season of the Harvest ➡ Harvested crops planted ➡ Collected seeds to plant the following year ➡ Stored grain in large silos ➡ March - May