Achievements
Vocabulary
D.B.Q Writing
The Nile
Geography
100
Our word "paper" comes from the name of this reed that grows along the banks of the Nile.
What is papyrus?
100
the system of organization, levels of authority that are ranked one above the other.
What is hierarchy?
100
The paragraph that includes background information about the topic. This paragraph also includes a thesis statement that outlines the topics of each body paragraph.
What is an introduction paragraph?
100
The name of the nutrient rich soil that comes when the Nile floods.
What is silt?
100
This desert, the largest in the world, was one of the natural barriers that protected Ancient Egypt from invasion.
What is the Sahara Desert?
200
The new kind of tomb that is built with 6 stone mounds, one on top of another.
What is a pyramid?
200
The title for a King in Egypt.
What is a pharaoh?
200
The part of the body paragraph that explains the evidence and connects back to the paragraph's claim and topic.
What is the reasoning?
200
The country that the Nile river begins.
What is central Africa?
200
The Nile River empties into this sea.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
A tool developed by tracking the cycles of the moon. This tool helped farmers plan when to harvest and plant crops.
What is the modern calendar?
300
The series of rules that come from the same family.
What is a dynasty?
300
Another name for body paragraphs.
What is a C.E.R?
300
The areas on the Nile that form fast moving rapids over a rock bed.
What are cataracts?
300
This fan-shaped area at the mouth of the Nile was one of the most fertile areas in the world.
What is the Nile River Delta?
400
This Egyptian writing that first appears to be simple pictographs, but is actually made up mostly of symbols representing syllabic sounds.
What are hieroglyphics?
400
The flat plain formed on a seabed where a river deposits materials over many years.
What is a delta?
400
Another name for question that starts the writing process.
What is a prompt?
400
The names of the two branches of the Nile. (HINT: Color)
What is the Blue Nile and the White Nile?
400
This is the direction of the water flow of the Nile.
What is South to North?
500
The strategy that brings water from the Nile river to the fields of Egypt.
What is irrigation?
500
The study of the structure of the body and its organs.
What is anatomy?
500
The paragraph that ends the essay and wraps up the ideas expressed in the body paragraphs.
What is the conclusion paragraph?
500
The ways in which the Nile shaped Ancient Egypt.
What is:
- providing fertile soil for crop growth
- providing water for bathing, cooking and drinking
- Transporting goods throughout the country
- providing water for irrigation
500
These two countries are the two largest through which the Nile runs.
What are Egypt and Sudan?