Wednesday, July 9, 2008

World History July 8, 2008 1st Qtr

STUMPER GAME, EGYPT
1. What continent is Egypt found in? AFRICA.
2. In the West of Egypt, you will find the SAHARA DESERT.
3. The river that runs through Egypt is the River NILE.
4. The source of the river Nile is LAKE VICTORIA of the country, UGANDA.
5. The King of Egypt is the PHAROAH.
6. The legendary king to unify the upper and lower Egypt is MENES.
7. The first pharoah to order construction of pyramids is ZOSER/DJOSER/SOSER.
8. The last King of Egypt, and fell to the Romans is CLEOPATRA.
9. To whom is dedicated the greatest pyramid of all is KHUFU.
10.Are there only 20 pyramids in Egypt? Yes or No? NO
11.The Old Kingdom is the TIME OF PYRAMIDS
12.During the Old Kingdom; only the pharoah is mummified. Yes or No? YES
13.East is to Life, the land of the dead is WEST.
14.Who are the foreign rulers of Egypt? HYKSOS
15.First powerful female pharoah is Hatshepsut
16.Heretic pharoah who tried to change the religion of Egyptians is AKHENATION and his god ATON.
17.Who is the young pharoah who replaced Akhenation is TUTANKHAMEN.
18.Who discovered his tomb? HOWARD CARTER
19.The Egyptian way of writing is HIEROGLYPHICS
20.Plant where paper comes from is reed.
21.Name of endearment to Egypt is GIFT of the NILE
22.Prime minister of Great Britain is GORDON BROWN
23.President of France is President NICOLAS SARKOZY
24.Eight members countries of the G8:
USA, UK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, CANADA, ITALY
25. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was elected president of Indonesia on September 20, 2004.

EGYPT - protected by the bodies of water and the Sahara desert
GEOGRAPHY:
AFRICA
EGYPT "GIFT OF THE NILE" (black silt)
N - Mediterranean Sea
E - Red Sea
W - Sahara Desert (Red Land) land of the dead
NILE 4000 km
Lake Victoria(Uganda), Blue Nile(Ethiopia), White Nile(Uganda)-3 sources of the NILE
Upper Egypt (S)- water passes through it first think strip of land
Lower Egypt (N)- fan shaped delta (paa ng chicken)

Ancient Season of Egypt
Akdet - Flooding - Inundation
Peret - Growth
Shemis- Drought (Harvest)

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