Geography Ch.7
Ch.7 Vocabulary
Ch. 7 Random
Ch.8 Vocabulary
Ch.8 Random
100
The area near the mouth of the Nile River
What is delta
100
The plants of a place or region
What is vegetation
100
It provided a natural barrier on each side of Egypt
What is a desert
100
A ruler of ancient Egypt
What is a pharaoh
100
Pharaoh during the Middle Kingdom, had White Chapel built
Who is Senusret I
200
The most important environmental factor in early human settlement.
What is water
200
The longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Africa
What is the Nile River
200
In Canaan, vegetation was most plentiful near this
What is the Jordan River
200
The first female pharaoh
Who is Hatshepsut
200
Sent over 200 men in ships on a trade expedition to Punt
Who is Hatshepsut
300
The Nile River boats had to raise sails to be pushed by the wind when traveling in this direction (against the current)
What is south
300
A society along the Nile River, south of Egypt from about 2000 B.C.E. to 350 C.E.
What is Kush
300
This was a fresh water lake
What is the sea of Galilee
300
A written agreement when two or more states agree to peaceful relations
What is a treaty
300
This pharaoh ruled Egypt for more than 60 years
Who is Ramses II
400
They were hot and dry, and contained very little water for farming, discouraging settlement.
What are deserts
400
A body of water north of Africa
What is the Mediterranean Sea
400
A long channel of very salty water east of Egypt
What is the Red Sea
400
An ancient Egyptian pharaoh that was a skilled military leader, built temple at Abu Simbel
Who is Ramses II
400
Three periods of stability and unity in Egypt
What are the Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and The New Kingdom
500
Three important environmental factors that influence people's choices of where to settle.
What are water, topography, and vegetation
500
A land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites
What is Canaan
500
As flood water receded, a layer of this was left behind
What is silt
500
Ruler during the Old Kingdom who had the Great Pyramid built
Who is Khufu
500
Howard Carter
Who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922?
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