VOCABULARY
Goods or crops brought in by other civilizations.
WHAT IS IMPORT?
Good or crops that exit to other civilizations to be sold.
WHAT IS EXPORT?
THIS PERSON WAS THE KING OF ANCIENT EGYPT AND PYRAMIDS WERE MADE TO HONOR THEM.
WHAT IS A PHARAOH?
ONE OF THE YOUNGEST PHARAOHS IN EGYPT
WHO IS KING TUTANKHAMUN?
THE SUN GOD
WHO IS RA (RE,PRA)?
A series of rulers from the same family.
WHAT IS A DYNASTY?
The title of the rulers of Egypt.
THESE PEOPLE WORKED VERY HARD AND CARRIED EGYPT ON THEIR BACKS. THEIR WORK WAS ALWAYS OVERLOOKED.
WHO ARE THE PEASANTS AND SLAVES?
ANCIENT EGYPT WAS LOCATED ON THIS CONTINENT
WHAT IS AFRICA?
THIS BELIEF SYSTEM INVOLVED WORSHIPPING MANY GODS
WHAT IS POLYTHEISM?
A triangle shaped area of fertile land at the end of the Nile River.
WHAT IS DELTA?
Egyptian writing system.
WHAT IS HIEROGLYPHICS?
THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WAS DIRECTLY UNDER THE PHARAOH AND HELD IMPORTANCE.
WHO ARE NOBLES AND PRIESTS?
WHAT ARE CATARACTS?
WE USE THIS ITEM TODAY, 365 DAYS A YEAR TO BE EXACT
WHAT IS A CALENDAR?
Multiple trade paths between different civilizations who trade goods with each other.
WHAT IS A TRADE NETWORK?
People who trade goods with people from other civilizations.
WHAT IS A MERCHANT?
THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE WERE NEEDED TO RECORD IMPORTANT EVENTS.
WHO ARE SCRIBES?
EGYPTIANS USED THIS PLANT TO WEAVE BASKETS AND SHOES. THE INNER PART WAS USED FOR PAPER.
WHAT IS PAPYRUS?
EGYPT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TYPE OF ECOSYSTEM
WHAT IS A DESERT?
The river where Egyptians settled.
WHAT IS THE NILE OR NILE RIVER?
One trading path (seas, rivers, or roads) followed by merchants.
WHAT IS TRADE ROUTES?
WHEN THIS GROUP RETIRED THEY WERE GIVEN LAND FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE.
WHO ARE SOLDIERS?
THE TERM FOR REMOVING THE INNER ORGANS AND PRESERVING THE BODY
WHAT IS EMBALMING?
MANY CATS WERE SACRIFICED FOR THIS GOD
WHO IS BASTET?