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nile civilizations 2
nile civilization definitions
Question | Answer |
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A state ruled by a religious figure | theocracy |
long passage of ancient writing that was used as a cypher | rosetta stone |
from Upper Egypt conquered the northern kingdom is also said to have created Memphis, the capital city of the united kingdom | menes |
led his army out to confront the Hittites | ramses ii |
rocky stretches in a river usually marked by swift currents | cataracts |
a reedy plant that grew along the Nile | papyrus |
area at the mouth of a river | delta |
became the goddess of nature and is wife and sister of orisis and moter of horus | isis |
a pharaohs tomb that was triangular shaped and had rough edges | pyramid |
an educated egyption writer | scribe |
The main Egyptian writing system | hieroglyphics |
Highly structured organization managed by officials | bureaucracy |
the process egiptions developed to stop the decomposition of the body | mummification |
what natural barriers protected egypts people from invaders? | the red land and the nile river |
what is the social structure of egypt? | pharaoh, royal family, and scribes then merchants articians and skilled crafts people, next pesant farmers (90% of the population), and lastly slaves |
what is a Ka | the ka is beleived to be the individuals soul and personality |