Geography
Pharaohs
The Old/Middle/New
Vocabulary
100

Egypt is on the continent of

Africa

100

The Egyptians believed their pharaoh was both a

god and a king.

100

Pharaohs should be “good kings”; wise and gifted rulers.

Middle

100

Writing that uses pictures to stand for sounds

hieroglyphics

200

The River Nile runs through

Egypt 

200

Important than the time spent on earth.

The afterlife

200
  1. King Narmer (Menes) unified Upper and Lower Egypt.

The Old

200

Paper like material 

papyrus

300

The capital of Egypt is

Cairo

300

The pharaoh´s Mummies were placed in 

Sarcophagus

300

Created an empire through force and military conflict.

The New

300

Economic success

prosperity 

400

The Nile is the longest river in the world – almost

4,000 miles 

400

Who was below the Pharaoh on the social pyramid?

Vizers

400

The Valley of the Kings is created; all pharaohs are buried here.

The New

400

The right to another personś property 

heir

500

Why does the sea flow from south to north?

Mountains are to the south and low lying plains are in the north.

500

_____united Upper and Lower Egypt and also the crown.

King Narmer (aka: Menes)

500

Literature and the arts expanded and greatly improved through contact with trading countries.

The Middle

500

Egyptian King

pharaoh

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