Important artifact found in Egypt. It was the key to unlocking the mystery of hieroglyphics b/c part of it was written in Greek.

fine bits of rock and sand that made the soil very fertile. The Nile River deposited it each year.

Ruler of Egypt. Made laws and any other important decisions that affected Egypt.

Longest River in the world. Egypt is often called the “Gift of the Nile” b/c it provided so much to Egypt. (Fertile land, transportation, food, protection)

series of rulers from the same family. Egypt had 30 different ruling dynasties. Hieroglyphics- Egyptian form of writing.

Egyptian form of paper. All-important records were written on papyrus. Made from papyrus plants grown along the Nile.

burial place for the dead. Eventually, pharaohs began to build tombs hidden in valleys to protect them from tomb robbers.

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Rosetta Stone- Important artifact found in Egypt. It was the key to unlocking t

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Rosetta stone	Important artifact found in Egypt. It was the key to unlocking the mystery of hieroglyphics b/c part of it was written in Greek.
silt	fine bits of rock and sand that made the soil very fertile. The Nile River deposited it each year.
Pharaoh	Ruler of Egypt. Made laws and any other important decisions that affected Egypt.
Nile river	Longest River in the world. Egypt is often called the “Gift of the Nile” b/c it provided so much to Egypt. (Fertile land, transportation, food, protection)
Dynasty	series of rulers from the same family. Egypt had 30 different ruling dynasties. Hieroglyphics- Egyptian form of writing.
Papyrus-	Egyptian form of paper. All-important records were written on papyrus. Made from papyrus plants grown along the Nile.
Pyramid	burial place for the dead. Eventually, pharaohs began to build tombs hidden in valleys to protect them from tomb robbers.
	Preserve body made for afterlifr

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