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Egypt
vocab and facts
| cataracts | strong rapids |
| Delta | Triangle shaped piece of land |
| Pharaoh | Ruler of Egypt |
| Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family |
| Old kingdom | Period of history that lasted 2700-2200 BC |
| Nobles | People from rich families |
| Mummies | Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth |
| Pyramids | Huge stone tombs with four triangle sides |
| Middle Kingdom | Period of order and stability |
| New kingdom | Period which Egypt met height of power and glory |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system |
| Papyrus | Long lasting paper like material made from reeds |
| Rosetta Stone | Stone slab with hieroglyphics |
| Sphinxes | Creatures with head of human and body of lion |
| Obelisk | Tall four sided pillar with pointed top |
| Theocracy | Government where god is ultimate authority |
| Egypt is located in africa | |
| King Tuts tomb was filled with many things | |
| The Great Pyramid is 480 ft high | |
| They preserved bodies for life in the afterlife | |
| They made their own alphabet | |
| the Nile River goes into the Meditteranian sea | |
| 3 languages were found on Rosetta Stone | |
| Tutankhamen was found in Valley Of Kings | |
| Ramses the great was found in Valley Of Kings | |
| Sphinx is a lion with human head | |
| Pharaohs were called god like kings | |
| what did the evil god Maka look like | A cat in the underworld |
| what two dynasties ruled Egypt for four centuries | 1st and 2nd dynasty |
| Which kingdom built famous pyramids | Old Kingdom |
| Which kingdom conquered Nubia | Middle Kingdom |
| In mid-1500 BC who united Egypt | Ahmose |