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Egypt heberta

Study guide for egypt test

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Who united Upper and Lower Egypt? King Menes
What Happened in the Old Kingdom? Money spent on public works order was restored.
What happened in the Middle Kingdom? Built the pyramids. At the end it became weak and divided.
What happened in the New Kingdom? There was a focus on expanding the empire, and money was spent on wars.
Cataract A large waterfall
Delta A plain at the mouth of a river.
Silt Fine soil found on river bottoms
Papyrus Early form of paper
Pharaoh The king
Dynasty A series of rulers from same family
Absolute power Complete control
Regent Someone who rules for a child
Afterlife Life after death
Mummy Preserved dead body
Pyramid Triangle shaped tomb
Giza Ancient city
Astronomer A scientist who studies the sky
Calendar Used to predict floods
Rosetta Stone A stone used for decoding hieroglyphs. Top-Hieroglyphs Middle-Demotic Bottom-Greek
What body parts did they not remove during mummification? Why? Heart, Stomach, Lungs. Vital for life.
How did we learn to read hieroglyphs? The Rosetta Stone
Why did the people mummify? To preserve the body for the afterlife
What is the social class pyramid? Pharaoh Vizier High priests, Nobles Scribes, Soldiers Craftsmen Farmers
Why was the Nile important to the people of Egypt? It gave them water to drink, bathe. It gave them fresh silt for crops.
Black Land Land near the Nile
Red Land The desert; far from Nile
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