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Egypt vocab SS

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Nile river Longest river in the world, runs north through Egypt
cataracts a group of rocky rapids
Upper Egypt Narrow valley lined with cliffs along side the Nile; upstream from the Mediterranean sea
lower Egypt the region formed by the Nile Delta; North of upper Egypt
Delta Triangular shaped area at the end of a river made up of islands of sediment
Artisan skilled worker who practices handicraft
Pharaoh a king
dynasty a ruling family
Bureaucracy a system of offices and officials that handle the business of goverment
Mummy a body preserved by a special process
Horus God of the sky; protector of the ruler of Egypt; son of Oriris and Isis
Hatshpepsut female Egyptian Pharoah who made Egypt richer through trade, dressed as a man to gain
Ramses II made egypt rich through war, ruled for 66 years, fought against Hittities, created peace treaty
hieroglyphic drawing or symbol
Rosetta Stone founded in 1799 the key to unlocking heiroglyphics
papyrus material similar to paper, found along the Nile
Book of the Dead guide to the after life for dead souls
Great Pyramid burial place of Khufu/Cheops, located in Giza, 1 of the 7 wonders of the world
Giza City where pyramids are located
anatomy study of body and organs
commerce buying and selling of goods
interdependance dependance by each country or group on the other
Howard Carter Egyptologist who found King Tut's tomb in 1922
Silt tiny particles of dirt which flow with the Nile, fertilizing land
Canopic Jars containers that held organs of body's being mumified
Nefertiti Amenhotep changed Egypt's religion to monotheism
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