Vocabulary
Geography
Everyday Life
Pharaohs/gods
Vocabulary 2
100
A triangular shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river
What is a delta
100
The continent that Egypt is found on
What is Africa?
100
Egyptians invented this to keep track of when the Nile overflowed.
What is calendar?
100
His tomb is very popular because is was found with many items in it unlike other pharaohs
Who is King Tut?
100
to unite
What is unify?
200
Free
What is independent?
200
Flows north and is the largest river in the world
What is the Nile?
200
body parts were removed and the body was wrapped in linen so this person could survive in the afterlife
What is mummification?
200
This god was Egyptians main god, the god of sun
Who is Ra or Re?
200
a waterfall
What is cataract?
300
a preserved body
What is mummy?
300
Was the main reason Ancient Egypt survived because it provided water to an area with so much desert
What is the Nile?
300
this process took approximately 70 days
What is mummification?
300
This nation traded goods with Egypt and at times conquered Egyptians cities. They had a love/hate relationship with Egypt
What is Nubia?
300
a form of writing based on pictures
What is hieroglyphics?
400
a mixture of soil and small rocks
What is silt?
400
Made it difficult to transport goods south on the Nile
What is a cataract?
400
Egyptians believed in many gods
What is polytheistic?
400
This god was evil
Who is Seth?
400
valuable crop used to make paper
What is papyrus?
500
a title given to the king meaning "great house
What is pharaoh?
500
Egyptians built these to prepare for times when they did not have enough water for their crops
What is an irrigation system?
500
This needs moisture, oxygen and warmth to survive
What is bacteria?
500
The discovery of this helped historians decipher hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
500
stone building that housed the dead
What is pyramid?
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