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Egypt
Use with our Egypt Unit
Question | Answer |
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huge, stone tombs with four triangle shaped sides that meet in a point on top | Pyramids |
a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics and Greek | Rosetta Stone |
fan-shaped (triangle-shaped) region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river | Delta |
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth that preserve the body from decaying | Mummies |
a tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top. It decorated the front of temples | Obelisk |
Bodies were preserved for the life after death | Afterlife |
Egyptian writing system that uses pictures for words | Hieroglyphics |
Paper like materials made from reeds | Papyrus |
longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible | Nile River |
southern part of Egypt | Upper Egypt |
northern part of Egypt | Lower Egypt |
a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain | Cataract |
ruler of Egypt | Pharaoh (king or queen) |
first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt | Menes |
500 year period of Egyptian history from 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE | Old Kingdom |
a system of government ruled by religious leaders | Theocracy |
most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom | Khufu |
a stable period of Egyptian history from 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE | Middle Kingdom |
: most successful period of Egyptian history that took place from 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE | New Kingdom |
successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years | Queen Hatshepsut |
pharaoh and strong military leader who expanded his kingdom | Ramses the Great |
a young pharaoh, also known as King Tutankhamen, whose tomb was not disturbed | King Tut |