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| Mediterranean Sea | Sea north of Egypt and it's located South of Europe Nile empties into it |
| Red Sea | Sea between Egypt and Sinai Peninsula and Arabian Peninsula to the East |
| Sahara Desert | Desert separating Northern from Southern Africa and it is located to the west of Egypt |
| Nile River | River beginning in Ethiopia and central to Egypt – Mediterranean Sea from South flows South to North |
| Pharaoh | Kings of Ancient Egypt -believed to be gods and this gives them ultimate authority over the people of his nation |
| 3000 years | Approximately how low did the ancient Egyptian civilization last? |
| 3100 BC to 30 BC | Approximately what are the dates for the ancient Egyptian civilization? |
| Roman Empire | What empire took over the Egyptian civilization in approximately 30 BC? |
| Ramses | Pharaoh who constructed great temples known as "the great" expanded Egypts empire to its greatest |
| Hatshepsut | First important woman ruler in history she functioned as a full Pharaoh who builds great works, trades, and has a burial temple |
| Cleopatra | Last Egyptian Queen – During time of Julius Caesar - allied herself to who could help her politically - made a wrong decision when she allied with Marc Antony of Rome |
| Central Government | What gained in influence and power to control the growing Egyptian civilization? |
| heredity rule | Family passes rule from one generation to the next - known as a dynasty |
| Pyramid | Massive Burial tombs for Pharaohs – monuments – near Cairo (Giza) -the shape represents the first land of creation |
| Sphinx | “guard” over the pyramids – head of Pharaoh and body of lion |
| mummification | Burial Process - dried wrapped bodies of dead vital organs removed – preserved ordinary Egyptians too – even animals |
| King Tut | Pharaoh – 1300s BC – 18 years old – unplundered tomb discovered in 1920s - minor pharaoh |
| hieroglyphics | Ancient Egyptian system of writing –it uses pictures and symbols to communicate objects, sounds and meanings |
| papyrus | Egyptian “paper” made from the reed like plants that were prolific along the banks of the nile |
| Rosetta Stone | Discovered in 1700s – Napoleon era – decipher Hieroglyphics from Greek inscription of the same text in three languages |
| Valley of the Kings | the abandonment of Massive pyramids leads Pharaohs to burrow tombs into the rock in this landform |
| obilisk | the elongated pyramid - very difficult to mine, transport and erect, washington monument |
| gift of the nile | what is the name for ancient Egypt because it is an oasis in the middle of a huge desert? |
| natural defenses | Why is geography destiny for Egypt? (Deserts, Cataracts, and Sea) |
| east bank | which bank of the Nile was considered the land of the living because this is where the sun rose? |
| west bank | which bank of the Nile was considered the land of the dead because this is where the sun set? |
| old kingdom | what is the first kingdom time period of Egypt? |
| middle kingdom | what is the second kingdom time period of Egypt? |
| new kingdom | what is the third kingdom time period of Egypt? |
| empire and massive temples | what is the third kingdom time period of Egypt known for? |
| civil service projects | what is the second kingdom time period of Egypt known for? |
| massive tombs and unifying upper and lower Egypt | what is the first kingdom time period of Egypt known for? |
| staircase | What was a pyramid to represent and function as for the deceased pharaoh? |
| scribes | what was the name for the people who were the writers of Egypt? |
| Social Structure | What part of Egypt was shaped like a Pyramid when it came to population and power? |
| intermediate period | what is the name for the time inbetween the Kingdoms of Egypt? |
