What is the part of the river that curves and bends called?
meander
Name one of the female pharaohs from the New Kingdom.
Hatshepsut/ Nefertiti
Where are salmon born?
rivers
King Narmer
The Amazon
Salmon swim to the oceans in which stage of their life cycle?
smolts
Who built the Pyramid of Giza and the Sphinx?
Khufu
What is the end of the river where it empties its water into the ocean called?
mouth
Where were the pharaohs buried in the Old Kingdom?
Pyramids
A river splitting into small rivers, creating a triangle of marshes is called a ____?
delta
These traditional sailing boats travel along the Nile.
In which period was Egypt at its greatest? Name one reason why.
What kind of power does the Aswan High Dam produce using the river water?
Hydroelectric power
As the symbols of kingship in Ancient Egypt, what did the pharaoh carry? Explain what one of them symbolizes.
a flail - shows that he was the provider of food, a crook - shows that he was the leader and protector of his people.
What was the reason for Akhenaten's statues and monuments being destroyed and his name being removed from the list of Egypt's rulers?
He insisted that his people change religion.
What structure can be built to reduce flooding?
levee or flood banks
What were the two names used to call the pharaoh before the New Kingdom?
Lord of the Two Lands, High Priest of Every Temple
Name the two ways to say the start of the river.
source or headwater
As a defender of the country, what did the pharaoh have to do?
He had to lead the army into battle, but if the war was away from the capital, he would send his general in his place.
Who were the four people the pharaoh would meet throughout his day?
The vizier, scribes, the chief treasurer, the controller of the state granaries, the generals, priests, noble men and women, royal sandal bearer, royal fan bearer
How long is the Nile? / What are the two main branches of the Nile, and where do they come from?
nearly 7000 km / The White Nile (Lake Victoria) and The Blue Nile (Lake Tana)
Aten, King Tutankhamun
How can we take care of rivers?
Name 5 gods from the Egyptian religion and what are they the gods of?
Ra - the sun god, Horus - the god of the sky, Osiris - the god of the underworld, Isis - the goddess of fertility, Thoth - the god of knowledge
Explain what would happen in a day as a pharaoh.
Your answer based on the info from the textbook