Lesson 1 Vocabulary
The title of the kings of ancient Egypt
pharaoh
An ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan.
Nubia
According to legend, Egypt's first dynasty began when this king united Upper and Lower Egypt.
King Menes
The world's longest river.
The Nile River
Pharaohs had absolute powere and were thought to be connected with ___________.
Gods
Complete control over someone or something
absolute power
a large waterfuall; any strong flood or rush or water
cataract
This king became a ruler of Egypt while he was still a child, died when he was 18 years old, and was burried with many precious objects.
King Tutankhamen
During this time period the pharaohs kept the peace and traded wthi Nubia.
The Old Kingdom
The ____________ offered protection for Egypt and Nubia from foreign invaders.
Desert
A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
Dynasty
A plain at the mouth of a river, fromed when sediment is depositied by flowing water
delta
This king was a conqueror, an educated man, and was merciful to those he defeated.
King Thutmose III
Egypt's dynasties are grouped into three major time periods...
The Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, and the New Kingdom.
Because of the cataracts, Nubians had develop another way to trade....How did they trade?
a. They only traded with their own people.
b. They didn't tade, instead they hunted and fished.
c. They developed trade routes over land.
They developed trade routes over land.
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
Regent
Fine soil found on river bottoms
Silt
Hatshepsut
During which kingdom did early rulers restore order and reunite the country, spent new money on new buildings and irrigatoin projects.
The Middle Kingdom
The unification of ____________ was the beginning of one of the most stable civilizations in history.
Egypt