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World History Ch.7

Egypt

TermDefinition
delta a piece of land that has slowly built up over the years by the deposit of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river
cataract a large bed of rocks piled in the river that produces waterfalls
famine a period of a serious shortage of food
pharaoh ruler of Egypt; "great house"
vizier next in importance to the Egyptian king
shadoof an irrigation device; a long pole with a bucket tied on one end
mummy a preserved body
pyramids tombs built for the pharaohs
obelisk a tall pointed pillar built to honor the Egyptian sun god
scribe a secretary to a ruler
palette a box to hold paints
papyrus paper-like material
scroll long roll of papyrus or paper
hieroglyphics Egyptian system of picture writing
Menes King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Akhenaton the first pharaoh
Khufu built the Great Pyramid as his tomb
Joseph a vizier mentioned in the Bible
Hatshepsut Ancient Egypt's woman pharaoh
Tutankhamen the pharaoh whose tomb is more famous than he
Sinai this peninsula has been a land bridge between Africa and Asia
Nile the world's longest river
Gift Egypt is often called the ___ of the Nile.
Red land, black land Because the fertile land in Egypt ends so abruptly, the ancient Egyptians called it what?
Great Pyramid The largest of the pyramids standing in Egypt today
Great Sphinx the famous monument that has the head of a man and the body of a lion
Valley of the Kings the area near Thebes that the pharaohs used as a cemetery
Rosetta Stone the stone key to understanding the meaning of hieroglyphs
white the color of clothing that most Egyptians wore
flood season building projects
planting season plant crops, work on irrigation projects
harvest season gather crops
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