Ancient Egypt and Kush, Section 1: Key terms and Ideas for HMS Ocelots
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| cataract | strong rapids (such as those along the Nile in Egypt)
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| delta | a triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river
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| Menes | an Egyptian ruler who united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt; considered by historians to be Egypt’s first pharaoh
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| pharaoh | the title used by the rulers of Egypt
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| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family
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| Three things that allowed a great civilization to arise in the Nile Valley around 3200 B.C. | - water
- fertile soils
- protected setting (cataracts, and surrounding desert)
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| Egypt was called the "Gift of the Nile" because... | The Nile River gave life to the desert
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| What developed along the Nile River after people began farming? | civilization
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| What unified all of Egypt? | Strong Kings
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| red land | dry, lifeless dessert
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| black land | rich, fertile soil: silt make the soil dark in color
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