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Social Studies Ch. 2
Words for test.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| King Khufu | who the great pyramid of Giza was built for |
| isis | represented the loyal wife and mother |
| Memphis | capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom |
| Egyptians | traded for incense, ivory, gold, iron, weapons and tools |
| Hatshepsut | woman pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy |
| Nubia | modern day Sudan |
| Nile River | flooding made soil fertile and led to the development of surveying |
| Amenhotep | tried to give Egyptians new religion |
| Meroe | had iron ore deposits |
| Re | chief god of the Egyptians |
| rooftops | place where Egyptian families spent time together |
| Thebes | capital of Egypt during the middle kingdom |
| Hyksos | western Asian people who conquered Egypt |
| Ramses 11 | greatest of the new kingdom pharaohs |
| Kemet | Egyptian name for Egypt means "the Black Land" |
| Upper Egypt | was added during the new kingdom |
| Essay: Describe the influence of the Nile River on ancient Egyptian life | -supplied Egyptians with fish -supplied water for drinking, wash and watering crops and livestock -enriched the soil with its floods |