Land Mapping
The ___ is traditionally considered the longest river in the world, with a length of over 4,000 miles, and made civilization possible in Egypt and Nubia.
Nile River
Who is Anubis
God of Mummification and Cemeteries
A method of measuring years based on the time it takes for Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun, which is about 365 days
A system of government ruled by religious leaders
Theoracy
The top of the social hierarchy
Pharoah
A section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain
Cataract
A body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing
Mummy
A large stone slab that was used to decode hieroglyphics
Rosseta Stone
It is believed that a king named __ -- __ united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt to form one kingdom around 3100 BCE.
Menes or Narmer
The local governors who controlled individual regions throughout Egypt and at times competed with the pharaoh for political power.
Nomarchs
The Nile __ over its banks around the same time during summer and fall each year, so farmers could confidently plan their growing and harvesting seasons around this time.
Flooded
Most important leader in Ancient Egypt religion
Pharaoh
The Egyptians created one of the first writing systems in the world called ___, which used symbols to communicate sounds, words, and ideas.
Hieroglyphics
Many of Egypt’s famous pharaohs ruled during this time
New Kingdom
The caretakers of the temples who at times competed with the pharaoh for religious authority.
Priests
A fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river
Delta
What is the afterlife
Life after death
A stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top
Group of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
Traders who exchanged the artisans’ goods for items from other civilizations.
Merchants
A natural barrier surrounding North of Ancient Egypt
Mediterranean Sea
Two leaders of Ancient Egypt religion competed with each other for power
Pharaoh and Priests
The Egyptians later developed simpler writing systems that could be written more quickly on a paperlike material called __
Papyrus
Great Pyramid of Giza was made for this pharaoh
Khufu
The second-in-command whose responsibilities included supervising the courts, tax collections, pyramid construction, and government officials.
Vizier