Vocab 1
cataract
rocks in rivers that make wild rapids and a barrier against enemy ships
upper Egypt
south upriver part of Egypt
embalming
a way of protecting a pharoes body after they died
Pharaoh
egyption kings
What did the Egyptians trade for
They traded iron weapons and tools for inceanse, ivory, and gold
Isis
The most important goddess and ruled the afterlife with her husband
Kemet
Known as the black land
dynasty
a line of rulers from one family
the great pyramid
the grandest of the pyramids
savanas
grassy plains that were south of egypt
Ramses ll
one of the greatest pharoes of the new kingdom
Tutankhamen
10 year old pharoe
tribute
forced payments given to pharaohs
memphis
capital of the old kingdom
Hykos
From western Europe and conquered Egypt
Hapi
God who ruled the Nile river
middle kingdom
golden age of peace
Kufu
A king who built the great pyramid giza
Thebes
Capital of Egypt during the middle kingdom
Papyrus
a reed plant that grew along the Nile and it was used to make paper
sahara
largest desert in the world