Nile
Nile II
Pharaoh
Pharaoh II
Current Events
100
How long is the Nile River?
4,000 miles
100
Source of the White Nile?
Lake Victoria
100
series of rulers from same family
dynasty
100
What did people do if they came face-to-face with the pharaoh?
got on all fours, bowed to him, etc.
100
Describe what is going on in "modern day " Egypt.
Riots, protests, attempts to form a new government, violence
200
What part of the Nile River is calmer?
White Nile
200
Fertile plain at the mouth of the Nile
delta
200
complete control by pharaoh
absolute power
200
What does "pharaoh" mean?
Great house or great palace
200
Superbowl XLVI. What number does XLVI stand for?
46
300
Source of the Blue Nile?
mountains
300
large waterfalls in the Nile
cataracts
300
three names of kingdoms in Ancient Egypt
Old, Middle, New
300
What power did the pharaoh have over the government?
He could make up any positions and give the jobs to all his friends.
300
Top Superbowl ad according to students?
"I lift things up, I put them down" (Planet Fitness)
400
Direction the Nile flows?
Northward
400
"Rough water" section of Nile
Blue Nile
400
What was built as soon as the pharaoh took power?
tomb
400
DAILY DOUBLE: Why must the pharaoh marry his sister?
She was the ONLY one who had "royal" blood lines.
400
We recently passed the half way point in school days. What # indicated the half way point?
90
500
Nile flows into what sea?
Mediterranean Sea
500
Nile is the "highway for __________"
trade
500
If a pharaoh was too young to rule, what would happen?
A regent would take over
500
What power did the pharaoh have over the laws of a country?
He/ She could get rid of them and create new ones.
500
What will President Obama present to the American people in a few days?
2013 budget
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