KEY TERMS
KEY TERMS (PART 2)
THE NILE RIVER / PYRAMIDS
EGYPT
NUBIA / EGYPTIAN LEADERS
100
a plain at the mouth of a river
delta
100
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
regent
100
About how many miles did the Nile run through ancient Egypt?
700 miles
100
What plant did Egyptians use to make paper?
papyrus
100
What did the Nubians use ore to make? (You must name two items)
weapons and tools
200
rock-filled rapids
cataracts
200
a life after death
afterlife
200
What direction does the Nile River flow?
north
200
Why did the ancient Egyptians know so much about the body?
because of their work on mummies
200
Why was Nubia known as the "land of the bow"?
the Nubians were good, skillful archers
300
find soil found on river bottoms
silt
300
the preserved body of a dead person
mummy
300
The Blue Nile and the White Nile meet in what present-day country?
Sudan
300
How many coffins were pharaohs actually buried in?
3 to 4
300
Who served as Thutmose III's regent?
Hatshepsut
400
a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
dynasty
400
a mineral mined for the production of metals
ore
400
A pyramid could take more than how many years to build?
20
400
Why did the ancient Egyptians call Kemet "the black land"?
because of the dark soil left behind by the Nile's floods
400
How many dynasties did Egypt have from 3100 B.C. to 332 B.C.?
31
500
have complete control over the people
absolute power
500
a worker skilled at crafting items by hand
artisian
500
What ancient city was the Great Pyramid built in?
Giza
500
What did the desert protect Egypt from?
foreign attacks
500
When did the planning for a pharaoh's tomb begin?
soon after he was crowned
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