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monument with the head of a man and the body, legs, and paws of a lion that stands near the pyramid.
Sphinx
world's first paper like material
a time of serious shortage of food
famine
title given to an Egyptian king
pharaoh
a body wrapped and preserved for eternal life
mummy
a buildup of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river
delta
second in command to the Egyptian king
vizier
a rock bed piled high in a river creating small waterfalls
cataracts
a tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god Ra
obelisk
ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects
the key to unlocking ancient Egyptian writing was the ?
Rosetta Stone
the irrigation device used by the Egyptians
shadoof
the "Gift of the Nile" is another name for
Egypt
Sahara Desert
the king who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
the secretary to the ruler in a court
scribe
the large stone structure built as a tomb for King Khufu
the first pharaoh
Akhenaton
the only woman pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Hatshepsut
the Bible character who became a vizier
Joseph
the area near Thebes where the tombs of many pharaohs have been found
Valley of the Kings
one reason Egypt declined in power
they had no iron to make strong weapons
world's second largest continent
Africa
highest mountain in Africa
Kilimanjaro
a landform that rises higher than a hill
mountain