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Egypt
Use with our Egypt Unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| huge, stone tombs with four triangle shaped sides that meet in a point on top | Pyramids |
| a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics and Greek | Rosetta Stone |
| fan-shaped (triangle-shaped) region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river | Delta |
| Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth that preserve the body from decaying | Mummies |
| a tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top. It decorated the front of temples | Obelisk |
| Bodies were preserved for the life after death | Afterlife |
| Egyptian writing system that uses pictures for words | Hieroglyphics |
| Paper like materials made from reeds | Papyrus |
| longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible | Nile River |
| southern part of Egypt | Upper Egypt |
| northern part of Egypt | Lower Egypt |
| a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain | Cataract |
| ruler of Egypt | Pharaoh (king or queen) |
| first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt | Menes |
| 500 year period of Egyptian history from 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE | Old Kingdom |
| a system of government ruled by religious leaders | Theocracy |
| most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom | Khufu |
| a stable period of Egyptian history from 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE | Middle Kingdom |
| : most successful period of Egyptian history that took place from 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE | New Kingdom |
| successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years | Queen Hatshepsut |
| pharaoh and strong military leader who expanded his kingdom | Ramses the Great |
| a young pharaoh, also known as King Tutankhamen, whose tomb was not disturbed | King Tut |