Geography and Nile
The Nile river flows from ______ to ______ and empties into the Mediterranean Sea
The Niles predictable annual ______ deposited rich soil for farming.
Flooding
The capital established near the border of the two lands was __________________.
Memphis
To preserve a body for the afterlife was to __________________ it.
Embalm
The region south of Egypt along the Nile was known as __________________.
Nubia
Rocky rapids in the Nile
Cataracts
Canals
A family line of rulers is called a __________________.
Dynasty
The drying salt used in mummification was called __________________.
Natron
The Kushite capital of ______ became an important center of Iron production.
Meroe
At the rivers mouth, deposited soil forms a fan-shaped _____
Delta
A counter weighted device used to lift water
Shadoof
Egypt's ruler was called the __________________ and held both political and religious power.
Pharaoh
Internal organs were stored in ______________________ jars.
Canopic
A grassland region with scattered trees is a __________________.
Savannah
Egytians name for their fertile home land, meaning "Black Land"
Kemet
Egyptians grew wheat, barley, flax, and __________________ such as beans and lentils.
Legumes
The Egyptian ideal of truth, balance, order, and justice was called __________________.
Ma'at
The __________________ was usually left inside the body because it was considered the center of thought and character.
Heart
A storage area for water
Reservoir
Land surrounded by water on three sides, the Sinai is now example.
Peninsula
Cooperative irrigation helped villages grow into organized __________________.
Cities
Around 3100 BCE, King __________________ united the two regions.
Narmer
Mummification helped Egyptians learn about human __________________ and medicine.
Anatomy
An early powerful Nubian kingdom centered at __________________.
Kerma