Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Government
Religion/Society
Misc
100
a strong flood or a rush of water is called a(n)
What is cataract
100
a plain at the mouth of a river
What is delta
100
all Egyptian people were ruled by this person
What is pharaoh
100
Religion played an important role in Egyptian life by doing this
What is explaining natural events to the people
100
The Nile affected ancient Egyptian life by creating this
What is rich farmland in the river valley
200
a powerful Egyptian ruler was called a(n)
What is pharaoh
200
a life after death
What is afterlife
200
the government at the end of the old kingdom was like this
What is weak and divided
200
How did ancient Egyptians demonstrate their belief in life after death
What is preserved bodies of their dead
200
In about 5000 B.C., farming communities appeared here
What is Egypt and Nubia
300
an Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular shaped building called a(n)
What is pyramid
300
fine soil found on river bottoms
What is silt
300
This man united upper and lower Egypt under his rule
Who is Menes
300
Most people in ancient Egypt belonged to this social class
What is peasants
300
This happened when Nubians took control of trade routes by using iron weapons
What is Meroe became rich
400
a series of rulers from the same family is called a(n)
What is dynasty
400
a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
What is astronomer
400
the first pharaohs of the New Kingdom expanded Egypt's
What is armies
400
Egyptians studied the stars for this reason
What is predict the flooding of the Nile
400
Around 6000 B.C this type of community first appeared in Nubia
What is hunting and fishing
500
Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called
What is papyrus
500
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
What is regent
500
To keep track of the kingdom's wealth, ancient Egyptians created this
What is hieroglyphs
500
The lives of Egyptian peasants were greatly influenced by this
What is the planting season
500
This allowed Nubia to become a center of trade
What is location between Egypt and Central Africa
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