GK
WORLD HISTORY
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Question
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Akhet
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Peret
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Shemu
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ancient Egyptians did not realise this, but the flood came due to the heavy summer rains in the Ethiopian highlands, swelling the different tributaries and other rivers that joined and became the Nile. This happened yearly, between June and September, in a season the Egyptians called akhet-the inundation.
Detailed explanation-2: -What happened during Akhet? Akhet was the season of inundation, during which the Nile flooded, covering the floodplains with water and replenishing the soil. Akhet was the first season of the year.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Inundation (Akhet) June to September During the period of the flood the Egyptian farmers spent time mending and making tools and looking after the animals. Many farmers also worked for the pharaoh during this time building pyramids and temples.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1970, with the completion of the Aswan High Dam which was able to store the highest floods, the annual flooding cycle in Egypt came to an end in Lake Nasser.