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Vocabulary Part I
Vocabulary Part II
The Nile and Trade of Ancient Egypt
Government and Social Classes of Ancient Egypt
Religion and Life of Ancient Egypt
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A powerful Egyptian ruler was known as
Who is a pharaoh?
100
Type of tomb Old Kingdom pharaohs were buried in.
What is a pyramid?
100
What did the Nile give ancient Egyptian people?
Rich farmland in the river valley
100
Who did Egyptian pharaohs rule over?
All Egyptians
100
What was a peasant's life greatly influenced by in ancient Egypt?
A peasant's life was greatly influenced by the planting season.
200
A worker with a particular skill
What is an artisan?
200
Someone who studies the stars
What is an astronomer?
200
Why did astronomers in ancient Egypt study the stars?
They tried to predict the flooding of the Nile.
200
What social class had the most people in it?
The workers and farmers (peasants)
200
How did Egyptians show that they believed in the afterlife?
They preserved their dead by mummification.
300
Early form of paper
What is papyrus?
300
A family of rulers
What is a dynasty?
300
Due to Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa what occurred?
Nubia became a trade center.
300
How did Egyptian rulers govern their people?
They maintained absolute power over their people.
300
How did ancient Egyptians keep track of their growing wealth?
They kept records by using hieroglyphics.
400
Fertile soil left by floods
What is silt?
400
A triangle-shaped area by the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
400
What happened when Nubia took control of trading iron weapons?
The Meroe became rich from the trade.
400
What did the New Dynasty expand?
The New Dynasty expanded Egypt's power and how far it extended.
400
What did the first six dynasties bring to Egypt?
The first six dynasties brought Egypt a larger and more prosperous area.
500
Rock-filled rapid
What is a cataract?
500
Someone who rules until a child is old enough
What is a regent?
500
What appeared by the Nile delta around 4000 B.C.?
Communities built around the Nile River valley for farm land.
500
What was Menes greatest achievement?
He united Upper and Lower Egypt.
500
What was one of the main purposes of ancient Egyptian religion?
Ancient Egyptian religion explained the reason natural events occurred.