Egypt
What was Egypt's form of writing?
Hieroglyphics
What was the stone building that housed the dead?
pyramids
What was the Nile River?
A river that goes through Egypt
What country was Nubia located in?
Sudan
What is the way people used and managed resources?
economy
What was the River that went through Egypt?
Nile River
What does ''to unite'' mean?
unified
When did the farmers build pyramids?
When the Nile River flooded
What did Nubia give to Egypt?
Gold, Ivery, Catal, Ostrich feathers, and Granite
What are preserved Egyptian bodies?
mummies
How did the Egyptians decode the hieroglyphics?
Rosseta Stone
What was the triangular-shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that looks like fingers?
Delta
Describe the landscape and the climate of the Nile River Valley?
little rain, hot, dry, and sandy deserts
How did Nubia cultivate their crops?
By using sturdy digging tools
What is another word for waterfall?
cataract
What were the favorable geographic characteristics that allowed people in Egypt to live there?
Fresh water, fertile soil, and the food around
What was the valuable crop that allowed them to make paper?
papyrus
Why was the Nile River called the "Taker of Life"?
It killed many crops and people
How long ago did civilizations emerge in Nubia?
5000 years ago
What is a mixture of soil and small rocks?
silt
Why did the Egyptians mummify the Pharaohs?
They believed that the after life was more important and the dead had to be able to recognize their tombs
What was given to the king that means " great house"?
pharaoh
What inventions did the Egyptians come up with to deal with the flooding of the Nile River?
Use calendars and irrigation canals
What events lead to the decline of the Egyptian civilizations?
Nubia gained independence
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