The Nile Year — Questions and answers

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What is the name for the season when seeds were sown into the earth after the Nile's inundation?

Choices

  1. Peret ✓
  2. Shemu
  3. Akhet
  4. Harvest

Answer: Peret

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In ancient Egypt, during which season did labor shift from agriculture to construction in places like the quarries of Aswan?

Choices

  1. Peret
  2. Shemu
  3. Harvest
  4. Akhet ✓

Answer: Akhet

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In ancient Egyptian villages near Thebes, what essential task did women perform with quern stones?

Choices

  1. Baking bread in clay ovens
  2. Transforming grain into fine flour ✓
  3. Weaving linen shawls
  4. Collecting stray ears of wheat

Answer: Transforming grain into fine flour

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What type of goods from Nubia were merchants in the market square of Thebes known to extol?

Choices

  1. Gold ✓
  2. Leather
  3. Grain
  4. Spices

Answer: Gold

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What type of goods were laden on a merchant ship sailing north on the Nile in ancient Egypt?

Choices

  1. Grains, linens, and precious stones ✓
  2. Copper tools and granite blocks
  3. Nubian gold and Levantine cedar
  4. Spices and textiles

Answer: Grains, linens, and precious stones

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