Geography
The Egyptian civilization settled around this river.
Nile River
This is the name of the flooding season.
Ahket
This is the name of the growing season.
Peret
This was the name of the harvest season.
Shemu
This is the 0 degree latitude line that runs around the earth.
Equator
Egypt is surrounded by this natural barrier.
Desert
When the river floods, this is deposited on the banks.
Silt
This is one of the main tools used by Egyptian farmers to prepare the ground for planting. It was pulled by cattle.
Plow
This was the result of a good harvest.
Surplus of food
This is the 0 degree longitude line that runs around the Earth.
Prime Meridian
Egypt is on this continent.
Africa
Farmers would do this during the flood season.
Maintain irrigation canals, fix tools, tend to animals, build pyramids
These two crops were the staple crops grown by the Egyptians.
Wheat and Barley
These two were to blame for a bad harvest in Ancient Egypt.
The gods and the pharaoh
This is the name for how to find something on Earth in relation to something else.
Relative Location
Upper Egypt is in the ________ of Egypt.
South
This was the god the Egyptians believed was controlling the flood.
Hapi
This is how the Egyptians watered their crops.
Irrigation canals and ditches
This tool was used to cut the stalks of grain. It was a short handled, sharp, round blade.
Sickle
This is the name for using coordinates to find things on Earth.
Absolute Location
Lower Egypt is in the ________ of Egypt.
North
This was what actually caused the flooding of the Nile.
Rains in the mountains south of Egypt
These were the months of the growing season.
October - February
November - February
Besides feasting, this was done during the Harvest Festival.
worship, prayers, rituals, offerings to the gods
This is the name of a map that shows borders of countries and states.
Political Map