Vocabulary
Grows by the Nile; used to make baskets and paper
What is papyrus?
First Pharaoh
Who is Menes?
Egypt is located on this continent
What is Africa?
This group of people made up the majority of Egypt's population
What are slaves/unskilled workers?
Rapid moving parts of the river
Forced payments
What is tribute?
Peaceful Prince that drove out the Hyksos
Who is Ahmose?
Sahara Desert, Nile River and Cataracts, Mountains, and the Mediterranean Sea
What are Natural Barriers?
One right of a slave at this time
What is...Could own land, could marry, could eventually earn freedom?
As the longest river in the world, the Nile stretches this distance
What is over 4,000 miles?
Egyptian practice of preserving a body in order for it to be ready for the afterlife
What is mummification?
Favored trade over conquest; dressed as a man sometimes
Who was Hatshepsut?
The Hyksos crossed this in order to invade Egypt
What is the Sahara Desert?
This was in the shape of a lotus flower
What is The Nile Delta?
The Nile flows in this direction
What is north?
Invaded Egypt and stayed there for over 100 years
Who were the Hyksos?
My gang oversaw the building of the Pyramids at Giza
Who is Khufu?
This body of water is located to the east of the Nile River. God gave Moses the ability to part its waters when freeing the Israelites from Egyptian slavery
What is the Red Sea?
These people were just below the Pharaoh in terms of importance on the social pyramid.
Who were the priests?
This was used to help protect the people's eyes from the glare of the sun.
What is kohl?
Internal organs are kept in these after removal during the mummification process.
What are canopic jars?
Changed religion in Egypt for his own benefit
Who is Akhenaton?
Egypt's natural barriers provided this for its people (besides protection)
What is isolation?
An invention of the Egyptian people that helped them get water from the higher banks of the Nile without having to hurt their backs. (not irrigation)
What is the Shadoof?
The oval emblem containing a prominent person's name written in hieroglyphics. Many times this was displayed on the person's tomb.
What is a cartouche?