This is a slideshow about farming and the seasons of the Nile River in ancient Egypt. Comes with a youtube video about the topic, using Minecraft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS7UWDExVSI There may be a slide or two that dont make sense, this was because this was catered to my classroom (3rd grade) in which I used an iPad to draw out images to go onto certain slides. Please feel free to leave any feedback :)

1. Ancient Egyptian Farming &
Seasons of the Nile
A presentation by: Kito McKinney
This presentation includes a supplemental
Youtube video:
MinecraftEdu: Ancient Egyptian Farming

2. Farming
• Grew everything they needed to eat
• Fertile Soil
• The Nile

3. The Nile

4. The Nile’s Watershed
Satellite Image!
Just over 4,200 mi long!
(U.S. only about 2,800 mi across)

5. Crops
• Melons
• Pomegranates
• Corn
• Cucumbers
• Wheat*
• Barley*
• Flax (used to make linen cloth for clothing, usually
done by women)
• …and more!
*Most popular crops.

6. What types of tools were used in farming?

16. ...all takes place along Nile.

17. ?

18. The Seasons (A.P.S.)
• Three Seasons
–Akhet (flood)
–Peret (plant)
–Shemu (harvest)

19. Akhet Season
• Water rises over banks…

20. Akhet Season
(Flooding)
• Period: June - September
• No farming during this season
• Doesn’t mean no work!
– Did tasks for pharaoh (building pyramids and
temples)
– Readying tools
– Animal care

21. Peret

22. Peret Season
(Planting)
• Period: October-February
• Floods receded
• Rich soil left behined
– Plowed and seeded
• Watered with sadufs
• Busiest season

23. Shemu

24. Shemu Season
(Harvest)
• Period: March – May
• Reapers cut and gathered
crops
• Scribes take inventory
• Repair canals for next Akhet

25. Reliability?
• A very reliable system
• Occasional drought or over-flooding

26. Conclusion…