Egypt Flashcards
(20 cards)
Cataract
A waterfall or rapids in a river 
 Delta
A fan shaped area of silt near where the river flows into the sea 
Fertile land of the Nile River valley drew settlers during what time
5000 B.C.E
Shadoof
A bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
Hieroglyphics
A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and symbols, the symbols represent objects,ideas, and sound
Farmers develop tools and farming technology such as
Irrigation canals
Dynasty
A line of rulers from one family
How did king market become king of upper and lower Egypt
He started concurring lower Egypt but decided to marry the princess instead in 3100 B.C.E
Ancient Egypt history is divided into three time periods
Old, kingdom, middle kingdom, and new kingdom 
By what time period was Egypt made up of two large kingdoms at the Egypt in lower Egypt 
4000 BCE
Bureaucrats
Government officials
What was the pharaoh the ruler over?
Religious and political 
What time Period did the old kingdom last for
2600 BCE to 2200 BCE 
What were some good things that the old kingdom did
Build great cities,increased trade, and formed a unified government
Embalming 
The process of treating a body to preserve it from decaying
Egyptians worshiped many gods and what did they believe that they did
Control natural forces and human actions
Why did Egyptians build tombs/pyramids?
To house the bodies of the pharaoh and their belongings 
What did the challenge of building the pyramids leads to?
Many engineering mathematical, and technological discoveries 
The pyramids built for king Khufu what is the worlds tallest structure for how long and when was it built?
In mid 2000 BC E, and who is the tallest structure of the more than 4000 years 
Why was king Khufu pyramid built before he was born?
Because they were preparing it early, so it would be done on time
