Egypt Flashcards
(28 cards)
delta
triangular-shaped area of soil at the mouth of river
silt
a mixture of soil and small rocks
papyrus
a plant that was used to make paper
cataract
a waterfall
Egypt
an ancient kingdom in northeast Africa
Nile River
longest river in the world, flows northward from east Africa to Egypt
unify
to join together
pharaoh
a god-king
pyramid
a large stone building that served as a house or a tomb for the dead
hieroglyphics
a form of writing make up of pictures and symbols
mummy
a preserved body
economy
the way people use and manage money
Rosetta Stone
because of this stone (written Egyptian hieroglyphics and cursive) and Greek) hieroglyphics were able to be decoded.
Menes
Legendary Egyptian king who is credited for uniting upper and lower Egypt
Khufu
Egyptian pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built
Hatshepsut
Queen of ancient Egypt who proclaimed herself pharaoh
Indepedent
free
Nubia
large African kingdom south of Egypt that had tall cliffs of granite
Meroe
A capital city of Nubia that was a center of trade
Kush
A Nubian kingdom freed from Egypt, when the Hyksos invaded Egypt
Tutankhamen
“King Tut” His tomb in the Valley of the Kinds was untouched by robbers
Sphinx
The head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion
Great Pyramid
Built at Giza - largest of all pyramids
Valley of the Kings
Tombs of later pharaohs that were built into cliffs
