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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thebs | -southern town -new capital -end of old kindom |
| Upper Egypt | -up stream of the nile river -southern end of the nile -cuts through stone cliffs and desert sands |
| Lower Egypt | -down stream of the nile -northern end of the nile - where is empties into the Mediterranean Sea |
| Hieroglyphics | -system of writing -made up of about 800 picture_signs |
| Unification | -the joining of upper egypt and lower egypt |
| Menes | -was the king of upper egypt with his army he over threw the king of lower egypt. -the first pharaohs of egypt |
| Khufu | -pharaoh -great pyramid built for him 2600BC -old kindom |