Egypt Vocab
Egypt Vocab Continued
Mediterranean Kingdoms Vocab
North Africa Vocab
North Africa Vocab
100
Dry, sandy land with little or no plant life.
What is a desert.
100
A grave, usually one that is enclosed in stone or cement.
What is a tomb.
100
King Hammurabi was what kind of a king?
What is Babylonian King
100
The longest river in the world, found in Africa.
What is the Nile River
100
Egypt earns money from 3 main sources; exports, tourism, and...
What is Suez Canal
200
A dead body kept from rotting by being treated with chemicals and wrapped in cloth.
What is a mummy.
200
A system of writing using pictures or symbols to represent objects, ideas, or sounds.
What is hieroglyphics.
200
He was the father of the ancient Israelites.
What is Abraham.
200
How many days long is the calendar that the Egyptians developed, based on the Nile floods?
What is 365 days
200
What is the main religion of North Africa?
What is Islam.
300
The rich, black soil of the Nile river was very...
What is fertile.
300
This is a huge stone structure with a square base and four triangle sides that meet in a point at the top. Egyptian rulers were buried in these.
What is a pyramid
300
These laws listed harsh punishments if you broke the law (an eye for an eye).
What is The Code of Hammurabi.
300
The capital of Egypt.
What is Cairo
300
A huge sand dune that shifts over time.
What is an erg.
400
A king of ancient Egypt.
What is a pharaoh.
400
How long have people lived in Egypt? Five million years, 50 years, or 5,000 years.
What is 5,000 years.
400
The ancient Israelites believed in how many gods?
What is one god.
400
A system of writing used during ancient Egyptian times.
What is hieroglyphics.
400
When the land is suitable for use as farmland.
What is arable.
500
This is the direction against the flow of the river; at the upper part of the river.
What is upstream.
500
Why did the pharaohs want all of their favorite things buried with them?
What is they believed they would need these things in the next world.
500
The Hittites used this to make their weapons.
What is iron
500
Name the five countries that make up North Africa.
What is Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt
500
An area in the desert where water springs are found.
What is an oasis.
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