click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Egypt Vocab
World History
Term | Definition |
---|---|
babylonians | an early mesopotamian civilization that created the first written law code |
egyptians | early civilization along the Nile River |
King Tut | egyptian boy king |
Papyrus paper | reed plants that grew along the Nile which Egyptians turned into paper |
Pharoahs | egyptian kings |
Pictographic | a writing system that uses pictures |
pyramids | royal tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a pointed roof on top |
Queen Hatshepsut | egyptian female pharaoh |
sphinx | a structure built to honor Egyptian royalty that often had the head of a human and the body of a lion |
hieroglyphs | egyptian writing system which uses pictures |
mummification | the egyptian preservation process |
caravan | a group of people, especially traders or pilgrims, traveling together across a desert |
trade network | a system of people in different lands who trade goods |
merchants | traders who carried goods from port to port |
exports | items sent out to other regions |
imports | goods brought in from other regions |
nile | the river Kush developed on |
steeds | Pianki was buried with eight of his best what? |
dynasty | series of rulers from the same family |
delta | Branches of the Nile fanned out to form a _________, a triangle-shaped area of soil deposited by a river |
Menes | first pharaoh of unified Egypt |
cataracts | steep rapids along a river |
Khufu | pharaoh best known for monuments built to him |
nobles | people from rich and powerful families |
engineering | the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |
obelisk | a tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top |