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Egypt2017
Egypt Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A very fertile, flat land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water. | delta |
| A device used to lift water to the farmers’ fields. | shadoof |
| The joining of separate parts into one. | unification |
| This word refers to the“great palace” in which the rulers of Egypt lived. Later it was the name given to all of Egypt’s rulers. | Pharaoh |
| Ancient Egyptians believed they would need their bodies in the after life. For this reason, they preserved the bodies of the dead with this process. | Mummification |
| Huge structures made of stone. Used as tombs or burial places, for the pharaohs. | Pyramid |
| Egyptian system of writing using about 800 picture signs or hieroglyphs. | hieroglyphics |
| A reed plant that grows along the Nile River. Young scribes learned to write on this. | Papyrus |
| The way a country manages its resources to produce goods and services. Egypt’s economy was based on a surplus of crops. | Economy |
| A journey that is taken for a specific purpose. | Expedition |
| Steep rapids in a river. | Cataract |
| A chart in the shape of a triangle that shows the rank of people in its society. | Social pyramid |
| The area of Egypt that is downstream and "lower". | Lower Egypt |
| In the south is "upstream". | Upper Egypt |
| The time from about 2700BC to 2200BC. When Egypt’s early pharaohs worked to build unity in the country. Economy based on agriculture. | Old Kingdom |
| First woman ruler known to history. She was a great builder. She restored the old canal connecting Nile to the Red Sea. | Hatshepsut |
| First pharoah to practice monotheism. Unpopular. | Akhenaton |
| Last strong pharaoh. Ruled for 66 years! | Ramses II |
| formed an army to defeat the Hyksos and began the New Kingdom | Ahmose |
| King of Kush that conquered Egypt. | Piye |
| Leader who expanded Egypt's control and took control of Nubia | Thutmose III |
| unified kingdoms of upper and lower Egypt | Narmer (Menes) |
| Historians were able to decode hieroglyphics because of this... | Rosetta Stone |
| known for trade and gold mines | Nubia |
| Capital of Egypt in Middle Kingdom | Thebes |
| Defeated the Egyptians during the Middle Kingdom and ruled Lower Egypt | Hyksos |
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Mrs.Verano
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