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Egypt
Ancient River Valley Civilizations
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Nile River | Flows North |
The Delta | Rich Soil |
Cataracts | Rapids |
Upper Egypt | At the bottom |
Lower Egypt | At the top |
Sinai Peninsula | connected Africa to Asia (Mesopotamia) |
Sahara | Barrier to the West |
Thebes | last capital of Egypt |
Pharaoh | god-king |
Pyramids | tombs for the Pharaohs |
Book of the Dead | guides souls through Afterlife |
Hieroglyphics | record history |
Old Kingdom | Pyramid Age |
Middle Kingdom | Transitional period |
New Kingdom | Age of Pharaohs |
Theocracy | Ruler is political & religious leader |
Nubia | Kingdom in the Upper Nile Region Also known as the Kush |
Thriving Trade | Trading partner to Egypt |
Nubia (2) | Will be ruled by and will rule over Egypt |
Capital Meroe | Known for Iron deposits & production |
Menes/ Narmer | Unites Upper & Lower Egypt |
Ahmose | Queen who defeats Hyksos |
Hatshepsut | Queen who proclaims herself Pharaoh |
Thutmose III | Egypt's 1st Empire |
Amenhotep IV | One god- Aton Changes name- Akhenaton Queen Nefertiti |