Flashcards in Chapter 7 Deck (56)
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Monument with the head of a man and the body, legs, and paws of a lion that stands near the pyramids
Sphinx
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World's first paper like material
Papyrus
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Serious shortage of food
Famine
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Title given to an Egyptian king
Pharaoh
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A dead body preserved and wrapped
Mummy
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Loose sand and soil deposited at the mouth of a river
Delta
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Second in command to Egyptian king
Vizier
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Rocks piled high in a river creating small waterfalls and making travel by boat nearly impossible
Cataracts
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A tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god, Ra
Obelisk
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Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects
Hieroglyphics
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The tablet with translations on it that was the key to solving the mystery of ancient Egyptian writing
The Rosetta Stone
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Egyptian irrigation device
Shadoof
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The "Gift of the Nile"
Egypt
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The desert covering most if Egypt
The Sahara
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The king who united upper and lower Egypt
King Menes
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The secretary to the ruler in a court
Scribe
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The large structure made of stone that was used as a tomb for King Khufu
The Great Pyramid
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The first pharaoh
Akhenaton
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The only woman pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Queen Hatshepsut
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The man written about in the Bible who became a vizier
Joseph
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The tomb if this famous pharaoh revealed much about ancient Egypt
Tutankhamen
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The area near Thebes where tombs of many pharaohs have been found
Valley of the Kings
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One weakness Egypt had that helped cause their decline in power
No iron to make strong weapons
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A deep, narrow valley with deep sides
Canyon
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A flat or level area of land
Plain
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A highland plain, usually with canyons cutting through it
Plateau
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A landform that rises higher than a hill
Mountain
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Highest mountain in Africa
Kilimanjaro
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Low land between hills or mountains
Valley
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