VOCABULARY
GEOGRAPHY
RULERS
RELIGION
CULTURE
100
A large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
What is a cataract
100
The Greek historian who wrote, "Egypt is the gift of the Nile."
Who is Herodotus
100
The title used by kings of Egypt
What is a pharaoh
100
The chief god of the ancient Egyptians , he protected the rich and the poor alike
Who is Amon-Re
100
Egyptian society was broken up into these
What are social classes
200
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
What is a regent
200
The worlds longest river, with 2 main sources
What is the Nile
200
Egypt's first dynasty ruler, who united Upper and Lower Egypt and built the city known today as Cairo.
Who is Menes
200
The Egyptians used this to explain the workings of nature
What is religion
200
When peasants couldn't farm they did this
What is build temples, roads, and other buildings.
300
A life after death
What is afterlife
300
This protected Egypt and Nubia from foreign attacks. It was a protection Mesopotamia did not have.
What is the Sahara Desert.
300
The type of power the ancient Egyptian rulers held over all people
What is absolute power
300
A tomb for pharaohs
What is a pyramid
300
A more convenient writing surface for the Egyptians
What is papyrus
400
Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
What are hieroglyphs
400
The earliest farming communities developed here
What is the delta of Lower Egypt
400
Towards the end of this kingdom the dynasty became weak and divided
What is the Old Kingdom
400
The Egyptians preserved the bodies of the dead so that they could be recognized by their souls
What is a mummy
400
These people helped to predict when the Nile would flood, by using stars
What are astronomers
500
An ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present day southern Egypt and northern Sudan
What is Nubia
500
The Nile, besides giving fertile soil, provided this essential feature to the growth of Egypt's civilization, ideas and goods
What is a highway for trade
500
This kingdom was marked by a driving out of foreign invaders and the desire to build an empire. They created huge armies with strong weapons.
What is the New Kingdom
500
The Great Pyramid was built here
What is Giza
500
Meroe became rich because it controlled this
What is trade
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