The Nile River
The name for the rich fertile soil left by the seasonal flooding of the Nile
What is silt?
A complex writing system developed by the Egyptians that uses a combination of symbols and sounds.
What is hieroglyphics?
What archaeologists study to learn about life in Ancient Egypt.
What are the pyramids?
dangerous areas on the Nile that prevent large ships from entering Egypt.
What are cataracts?
The right to rule was passed from father to son to grandson. Such a line is called_____________.
What is dynasty?
Who are traders, artisans, and scribes.
The fan shaped area of fertile marshland at the mouth of the Nile
What is the Nile Delta?
A government in which the same person is both the political and religious leader.
What is theocracy?
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for this pharaoh
Who is King Khufu?
A reed plant that grows along the Nile used to make many useful things such as paper.
What is papyrus?
These government officials were appointed by the pharaoh. They supervised construction and repair to dams and irrigation canals.
What are bureaucrats?
Its valley and delta provided fertile soil for farming
What is a shadoof?
All people could hope for eternal life after death, as a result this process emerged so that Egyptians could protect bodies for the afterlife.
What is embalming?
The Egyptians developed this system when building the pyramids.
What is a 365 day calendar with 12 months?