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Egypt: The Land of Wonder

Egypt: The Land of Wonder. http:// www.portpromotions.com /media/ ecom / prodlg /1215797672_Europe%20-%20Egypt%20-%20Pyramids.jpg. Nile River Great Pyramids Camels Quiz Yourself. Dawn Kemnetz March 10, 2013. Nile River. This river is the life blood of Egypt.

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Egypt: The Land of Wonder

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  1. Egypt: The Land of Wonder http://www.portpromotions.com/media/ecom/prodlg/1215797672_Europe%20-%20Egypt%20-%20Pyramids.jpg Nile River Great Pyramids Camels Quiz Yourself Dawn Kemnetz March 10, 2013

  2. Nile River • This river is the life blood of Egypt. • It stretches from south to north. • Click on river in map to see where it originates. To Quiz To End To first slide http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/egypt/nile.htm

  3. The Nile is formed from the White Nile, which originates at Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile, which originates at Lake Tana in Ethiopia. These rivers meet in Sudan and then go on their long journey northwards towards the sea. http://gdb.voanews.eu/017B5B34-C48F-4819-91F4-6E103EB2F908_mw800_s.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/White_and_Blue_Nile-en.svg/250px-White_and_Blue_Nile-en.svg.png Return to first slide

  4. Great Pyramids • Located in Giza, the Great Pyramids were the resting places of kings and other people of wealth. • Originally covered with a marble type rock, today they look more like the photos on the right. • The Romans defaced them with graffiti and used them for target practice. That’s why the Sphinx doesn’t have a nose. http://www.cleveleys.co.uk/wonders/greatpyramid.htm http://www.portpromotions.com/media/ecom/prodlg/1215797672_Europe%20-%20Egypt%20-%20Pyramids.jpg To Quiz To End To first slide

  5. Camels Do you know what I sound like? Click on me! • When you are at the Great Pyramids, take a camel ride. This is how one travels the desert. (Click anywhere on the slide to see how you would get around and what you might see, click one more time and I will ask you a question) http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/world/egypt_great_pyramid_camel.jpg To Quiz To End To first slide

  6. Quick Quiz • What is a traditional form of desert transportation in Egypt (click anywhere on the slide to see possible answers, click 4 times) a. bus b. train c. taxi http://www.worldhistoricalsites.com/images/Valley%20of%20the%20Kings.jpg (Valley of the Kings) d. camel To End To first slide Click for question#2

  7. Slide mouse over Camel and listen To Quiz To first slide

  8. 2. What river provides the life blood of Egypt? • Blue Danube River • Fox River • Nile River • Amazon River http://www.losviajeros.com/Fotos.php?pl=2085 To End To first slide

  9. Thanks for exploring Egypt! The answers to the quiz questions are both in Blue

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