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ancient egypt
vocab and facts
vocab facts | defionitons and answers |
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cataract | strong rapids |
delta | a triangle shaped area of land of rich soil deposited by a river |
pharaoh | the title used by the rulers of Egypt |
dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
old kingdom | 2700 BC to 2200 BC |
nobles | rich or powerful familys |
mummies | specialy wrapped bodies |
pyramids | huge stone tombs with triangle shaped walls |
middle kingdom | order and stability till 1750 BC |
new kingdom | peck of power |
hieroglifics | form of writing |
puparus | paper like meteirial made of reeds |
rosseta stone | a stone with hieroglifics |
spinxses | lion like creatures |
oblisk | tall pointed pillars |
theocracy | gods laws infused with civilians |
how many launguages are on the rosseta stone | 3 |
what sea dose the nile empty into | mediteranian |
sphhinx are | lion like |
pharohs are | god like kings |
egypt is in | africa |
king tut | dicovered in 1922 |
the great pyramid | 480 ft 2300000stones |
mummies 2 | keep body intact |
king tut2 | king tutankhamen |
what way dose the nile flow | north |
traded grain for what | presious items |
in what contry | africa |
old kingdom | 2800 BC 1 2 dynasty 2700 BC 3 dynasty |
middle kingdom | concored Nubia art and literature flourished |
new kingdom | time of Hatshepsut and Ramse |