Gods
The God of Nile
Hapi
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
Irrigation
the group with the least amount of people on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
Pharaohs
a mixture of tiny bits of rock and soil deposited by a river that would have been found in Lower Egypt.
Silt
the practice of one person owning another person.
Slavery
God of the afterlife. Depicted as a dog or jackal
Anubis
a reed plant that grows along the Nile, which can be used to make paper.
Papyrus
The group that has the most people in it on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
slaves
fertile flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water.
Black Lands
the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
A god of the sun, depicted with the head of a falcon
Osiris
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
Hieroglyphics
The group that is immediately above the slaves on the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
What is the farmers?
the southern area of ancient Egypt.
Upper Egypt
the way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services.
Economy
God of agriculture, depicted as green
Osiris
the people who went to school in ancient Egypt, starting at about the age of ten.
Boys
elite class of people in the Egyptian hierarchy and consisted of people related to the pharaoh
Nobels
the direction the Nile River flows from Upper Egypt to Lower Egypt.
North
The cultivation of soil for growing crops
Agriculture
Goddess of truth, justice and balance
Ma'at
is a form of specific transportation that the Egyptians are said to have invented that people use today.
Boat
the four groups that are in the middle of the ancient Egyptian social pyramid.
soldiers, scribes, merchants, and artisans
the place that Egypt conquered twice because of its gold.
Nubia
second in command to the pharaoh
Vizier