Geographic Features
Why was the Nile so important?
It provided food, fertile land, and a place for Egypt to develop
a person who studies the skies and stars
astronomer
The top of the social class, kings of Ancient Egypt
Huge building with 4 sloping, triangle like sides, built for royal tombs
the process of preserving a dead body for the afterlife
mummification
What is left on the land when the rivers flood to make it fertile
rich silt
fine soil found in rivers that made land good for farming
silt
bottom of the social pyramid
slaves
picture writing
heiroglyphics
What did mummification allow people to do
enter the afterlife
The triangle shaped end of the Nile, where it led into the Mediterranean and the soil was fertile
The Nile Delta
absolute power
artisans
paper made from reeds
papyrus
Why was religion so important?
It gave the Ancient Egyptians an explanation for everything that happened in their life and after death
rock filled waterfalls throughout the Nile
cataracts
a series of rulers from the same family
dynasty
Who was underneath Pharaohs in the social pyramid?
nobles and priests
How did the Sahara desert impact the growth of Ancient Egypt?
It protected them from invaders
How do we know that the Egyptians believed in life after death?
They preserved the bodies of the dead using mummification
material found in the Nile around the cataracts, used to make weapons and tools
Iron Ore
Someone who fills in the for the pharaoh if they are too young to rule
Regent
How did the Mediterranean Sea impact growth of Ancient Egypt
It allowed them to have access to other civilizations
How did people unlock the meaning of heiroglyphics?
What are geographic features of Ancient Egypt?
Nile
Nile Delta
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Sahara Desert