Vocabulary
Kush
Egypt's Dynasties
The Nile
Miscellaneous
100
a preserved body
What is a mummy
100
Egypt and Nubia traded for this
What are natural resources
100
After the first and second dynasty of Egypt, Egyptians began calling their kings this
What is pharaoh
100
The Nile empties into this sea
What is the Mediterranean Sea
100
Upper egypt is this direction of Lower Egypt
What is south
200
paperlike material ancient Egyptians used to write on; made from reeds that grow in the Nile
What is papyrus
200
This civilization was located along Egypt's souther border
What is Nubia
200
In the Old Kingdom of Egypt, this was where the Egyptians buried their dead
What is a pyramid
200
Egypt was once known as Kemet before these people changed the name
What is the Greeks
200
The Nile river is the only river in the world that does this
What is flows north
300
Fine bits of rock and soil carried or deposited by water
What is silt
300
The northern region of Nubia was known as Wawat and the southern region of Nubia was known as this
What is Kush
300
The rise of the middle class happened during this kingdom
What is the middle kingdom
300
The Nile Valley had three seasons, Inundation, Emergence, and this
What is Harvest
300
This helped archaeologists translate hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
an ancient stone monument
What is an obelisk
400
This Nubian king invaded Egypt
What is King Kashta
400
Using chariots and other weapons, Egyptians were able to do this during the New Kingdom
What is take back their country
400
Egyptians used stories about gods to explain this
What is natural events
400
The land around the Nile was this, meaning it was able to grow crops very well
What is fertile
500
complete freedom
What is independence
500
Once Nubia broke free of Egyptian rule, they were able to create many things like their own this (they would have had three less than our book)
What is an alphabet
500
After Akhenaton's death, the Egyptians named this 9-year old boy their king.
What is Tutankhamen
500
Upper and Lower Egypt comined to create a new kingdom called this
What is the Two Lands
500
The crown of Upper Egypt (white) and the crown of Lower egypt (this color) were placed together when the two lands merged
What is red
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