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EGYPT HOLT 6th grade
Egypt chapter 4 STUDY GUIDE FOR MRS. EMERY'S TEST
| hint | answer |
|---|---|
| a mixture of tinny bits of soil and rock | silt |
| a very fertile, flat land made of silt left behind as the river drains into a larger body of water | delta |
| Nile River | worlds largest river flows over 4,000 miles north. |
| Lower Egypt | downstream part of the Nile. |
| Upper Egypt | The southern region, cut through cliffs and desert dands. |
| Unification | joining of seperate parts into one. |
| Pharaoh | rulers of Egypt, highest on social pyramid |
| economy | the way people manage money and resource |
| hieroglyphics | system of writing made up of about 800 picture signs |
| scribe | writers who kept records of details great and small |
| papyrus | a reed plant that grows along Nile, Ancient Egyptioans used to make paper |
| Menes | first pharoh of Egypt |
| Khufu | Pharaoh ordered construction of the Great Pyramid to be his tomb. |
| Memphis | Egypts capital city |
| Thebes | upper Egypts capital revolt. |
| empire | a group of lands and peoples ruled by one government |
| expedition | a group of people who go on a trip for a set reason |
| Ahmose | set out to make Egypt the strongest military power in its part of the world |
| Hatshepsut | one of the few female pharos. expanded egyptian trade. |
| Tutankhamun | young man who ruled Egypt from 9 yrs old -19 when he died. Best known today for his magnificent tomb. |
| Nubia | Southern Kingdom thriving with gold mines and trading networks. |
| Kush | Wealthy Kingdom controlled rich trade routes to other African Kingdoms |
| Valley of the Kings | Resting place of 30 New Kingdom Pharaohs |
| Social Pyramid | How egyptian society was shaped. |
| slavery | practice of one person owning another person. |
| small scale map | view of the "Big Picture" |
| large scale map | provides more details aout smaller areas. |