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Question | Answer |
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Cataract | a large waterfall or steep rapids |
delta | a triangular plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing river |
silt | a fine soil found on river bottoms |
papyrus | an early form of paper made from a redlike plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta |
pharaoh | a king of Ancient Egypt |
dynasty | a series of rules from the same family |
absolute power | complete control over someone or something |
regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
afterlife | a life after death |
mummy | a dead body preserved in a life like condition |
pyramid | a huge building with four slopping triangle shaped sides, built as a royal tomb in Egypt |
Giza | an ancient Egyptian city, site of the great pyramid |
Astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
calendar | 365 days; used to predict when Nile would flood |
Old Kingdom | 2575 B.C. pharaohs kept peace and traded with Nubia |
Middle Kingdom | 2130 B.C. early rulers restored order and reunited the country |
New Kingdom | 1472 B.C. Egyptian princes became strong enough to drive out the foreign invaders |
Nubia | an ancient region in the Nile River Valley |
Kemet | Egyptians called their land Kemet, "the black land" because of the dark soil from floods |
Hatshepsut | took on all responsibilities of a pharaoh |
How was the brain extracted from the mummy? | a hook was inserted through the nose in order to pull it out and soaked in water to dissolve. |
Which part of the body was not removed and why? | The heart to "weigh" (in afterlife), which was used to determine whether they were granted immortality depending on if it was lighter than a feather. (proved they were pure and did no sins) |
How were the people affected by religion? | Everything they did in life was affected by their religion. (i.e. their way of life, etc.) |
Why was the Nile important to the people of Egypt? | It supplied the people with life, by water, food, transportation, etc. |
How did we learn how to read hieroglyphics? | Rosetta Stone. (see "Rosetta Stone") |
Who united Upper and Lower Egypt? | idk |