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Vocabulary
Pharaohs
Egypt
Mummification
Geography
Nubia and Kush
100
A deposit at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
100
Egypt's first pharaoh.
Who is Menes/Narmar?
100
Egypt is found in this continent. 
What is Africa?
100
The process of mummification often took this many days. 
What is 40-70?
100
The Nile River is about _____________ miles long. 
What is 4,000?
100
Capitol city of the Kush Kingdom. 
What is Kerma?
200
Hierarchy of status in Ancient Egypt.  
What is social pyramid. 
200
Pharaohs were thought to be this. 
What is a living god. 
200
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called this.
What is Upper Egypt?
200
These statues to help with tasks were included in many pharaoh's tombs. 
What are ushabti?
200
There are many of these steep rapids along the Nile river.
What are cataracts?
200
One of the products found in Nubia that was used in trade. 
What are gold, jewels?
300
This process was used to preserve bodies previous to burial. 
What is mummification? 


300
She was one of Egypt's only female pharaohs. 
Who is Queen Hatshepsut?
300
He was the "architect" of the first Egyptian pyramid. 
Who is Imhotep?
300
This naturally found mineral would be used in mummification. 
What is natron?
300
These two rivers flow together to form the Nile. 
What are the Blue and White Nile?
300
Kush's rulers moved their capital to this city.
What is Meroe?
400
To bring together different parts, such as upper and Lower Egypt. 
What is unification?
400
Egyptians believed all pharaohs came from this god, who united the two Egypts.
Who is Horus?
400
This religion worships many gods and goddesses. 
What is polytheism
400
These were the only people to be mummified in the Old Kingdom. 
What are pharaohs?
400
The Nile River empties into this Sea. 
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
400
This group conquered the Kush empire 50 years after it took over Egypt. 
Who are the Assyrians?
500
A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile.
What is papyrus?
500
Pharaohs wore this crown, that showed the unification of Egypt.
What is the double crown of Egypt?
500
The Nile flooded every year, bringing rich soil called this. 
What is silt?
500
This cloth was used as wrapping during mummification. 
What is linen?
500
This technology helped lift water from the Nile onto the fields. 
What is a shadoof?
500
This group could rule in Kush, as well as hold high positions in the social pyramid. 
What are women?
600
A style of writing using symbols that stood for sounds, and letters.
What is a hierarchy?
600
His tomb was found undisturbed, sharing his rule as the "boy" king. 
Who is Tutankhamen?
600
This object help unlock the mystery of hieroglyphs. 
What is the Rosetta Stone?
600
He greeted those who had just died at the gate to the next world.
Who is Osiris?
600
This method allowed the Egyptians to control the amount of water given to crops. 
What is irrigation?
600
This king of Kush invaded Egypt, and eventually ruled it all. 
Who is Piye?