Aswan Dam
In what counry can you find the Aswan Dam?
Egypt
What are the two different parts of the Nile before it merges into just the "Nile"
Blue and White
What country owns the GERD dam?
Ethiopia
It is how the Nile River regenerates its water table by receiving rainfall from the mountainous region of Uganda and Ethiopia making its way down into the river system.
Where were ancient pharoahs and priests buried?
Where were poor people buried? (2 locations!)
2. Thrown into the Nile or buried in Sand.
What major disease impacted Egypt because of the Aswan Dam?
Bilharzia and eventually hepatitis due to reusing needles.
What is the New Nile Delta?
A project created in 2023 to move underground water as well as Nile River water to the desert to create more usable areas for farmland.
In our newsarticle we read, the GERD Dam caused what to impact the Egyptian people?
Major Flooding
Nile River Delta
Living near the end of the Nile where the river splits into different sections and pours out into the Mediterrean Sea.
What is Aaru and Duet in Ancient Egyptian mythology?
Aaru is considered paradise and Duet is considered the underworld.
What did the Aswan dam do to the Silt in the Nile River?
Prevented the silt from moving downstream, created a build up.
Where are the two starting spots of the Nile River?
Lake Tana and Lake Victoria
- Cheaper energy for homes
- Industrialization
- Year round farming
Define Irrigation in context of our learning. Provide 1 example.
application of water onto plants in order to create growth over time.
Nile River - inundation
What was the purpose of Canopic Jars?
To place organs in them during the burial process.
What lake did the Aswan Dam form?
Lake Nasser
What direction does the Nile River flow in?
South to North
To cut shipping time and cost in half by making a passageway from the Indian Ocean to the Meditterean by going through the Red Sea.
Define Urbanization
Nature being destroyed and replaced with cities.
What were the two parts of Egypt before King Menes merged them? (Our first day of our unit)
Upper and Lower Egypt
Name 2 of the major Social impacts the Aswan Dam had on Society
- Displacement of 100,000 Nubians
- Destroyed monuments and forced architects to move them.
What is the fancy word for "Flooding" used on the Nile River? (Hint, we looked at a calendar of it)
Inundation
What was the name of the ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal?
Ever Given
Define Nationalism
What is the scientific name of the salt used during the process of mummification?
Natron