vocab
What does unique mean?
One of a kind, different from others
What are cataracts?
Waterfall or rapids in a river.
Who is King Tut?
A Pharoah who ruled at a young age.
Where were mummies and Pharaohs buried?
They were buried in the pyramids.
What does crucial mean?
Important or significant.
What does isolated mean?
To separate from others.
What does shadoof mean?
A bucket attached to a long poll is used to transfer water from the river to storage bins.
Who is Cleopatra?
A queen of Egypt who influenced Roman politics.
Was Cleopatra Egyptian?
No, she was not.
What does distributed mean?
To share or give out.
What does delta mean?
A fan-shaped area of fertile marsh land.
What does papyrus mean?
A reed plant that grows wild along the Nile River that is used for paper.
Who is Narmer?
An ancient Egyptian Pharoah who ruled during the Early Dynasty Period.
What is the capital of Egypt?
The capital of Egypt was Cairo.
What does resided mean?
To have a home and a place to live.
What does unified mean?
To bring together, to join to make one group.
What does hieroglyphics mean?
A writing system using symbols and pictures.
Who was Hatshepsut?
A woman king who was a pharoah.
What was the type of writing they used?
Hieroglyphics.
What is theocracy?
A system of governments in which priests rule in the name of a god.
What does dynasty mean?
A line of rulers from one family.
What is a Pharoah?
A ruler of ancient Egypt.
Who was Ramses II?
Known as "Ramses the Great," he was a Pharoah, who secured the borders of Egypt
About how many pyramids were there?
there were 130 pyramids. (points if you got 100-160)
What is a bureaucracy?
A government official.