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100

The person who united lower and upper Egypt 

Narmer

100

This geographical feature started in the heart of Africa in mountain ranges and from Lake Victoria.

Nile River 

100

This was used for the Egyptians to make paper out of. Egyptians also used this for boats. 

Papyrus

100
This was the person at the top of the pyramid with the most power

Pharaoh

100

These are three uses of the Nile River 

fresh water, farming, cooking, bathing, cleaning 

200

Person who is responsible for starting the dynasty system 

Narmer

200

This geographical feature left behind lots of fertile soil

Nile Delta

200

Hundreds of different wedge shaped symbols that represented a written language.

Hieroglyphics

200

These people made up the largest social class, at the bottom of the pyramid

Unskilled workers

200

The development of their own writing system, called, hieroglyphics, was an achievement for the ancient Egyptians because 

To keep records, so scribes could record for rulers, priests and traders 

300

The king or most important position in Egyptian society

Pharaoh


300

The name of this desert during the time of ancient Egypt was the Western desert. It is the largest and hottest desert in the world. 

Sahara Desert

300

This is a swampy area of fertile soil 

delta

300

This group of people were just below the pharaoh

Priests and nobles 

300

The ancient Egyptian farmers dug basins, or holes, in the earth. They also invented a shadoof. These were achievements because 

They helped to improve the work for farming; digging basins trapped floodwaters and shadoofs allowed farmers to lift water from the Nile to basins 
400

A long line of rulers from one family 

dynasty

400

The most important geographical feature that supported the life of the people in ancient Egypt.

Nile River 

400

These were narrow cliffs and boulders in the Nile that formed rapids.

cataracts

400

This group of people were just above the unskilled workers in the social pyramid 

Farmers and herders

400

These are two barriers that prevented invasions into ancient Egypt 

Sahara and Easter Deserts, cataracts, delta 

500

These are 3 rights women had

1. own and sell property 2. buy and sell goods 3. make wills 4. get divorced 5. wealthy could perform religious ceremonies 

500

This is where Narmer started as king 

Upper Egypt 

500

This was a bucket attached to a long pole, used to lift water from the Nile to the basins

shadoof

500

These are three types of people in the middle class of the pyramid, just above farmers and herders 

Traders, artisans, shopkeepers, scribes 

500

These are 3 responsibilities the government had (or controlled) 

irrigation, food surplus, disputes over land ownership