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| cataracts | Rapids that flow through rivers |
| delta | a triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited from a river |
| Menes | He rose to power in the 3100 BC |
| pharaoh | the title used by the kings of Egypt |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family |
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| Old Kingdom | a period in Egyptian history that lasted about five hundred years, from about 2700 BC to about 2200 BC |
| Khufu | he was a ruler who ruled in the2500's BC |
| nobles | people from rich or powerful family's |
| afterlife | life after death |
| mummies | specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth |
| elite | people with wealth and power |
| pyramids | huge stone tombs with 4 sides the meet at a point at the top |
| engineering | the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |
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| Middle Kingdom | a period of order and stability which lasted to about 1750 BC |
| New Kingdom | a piriod during which egypt reaches its height of its power and glory |
| trade routes | paths followed by traders |
| Queen Hatshepsut | a queen that followed different trade routes by going south to trade with the kingdom Punt |
| Ramses the Great | fought the Hittites a group from Aisa Minor |
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| hieroglyphics | the Egyptian writing system |
| papyrus | a long lasting paper like miterial made from reeds |
| Rosetta Stone | a huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics |
| sphinxes | imaginary creature with the body of a lion and a head of another animal or human |
| obelisk | a tall four sided piller that is pionted at the top |
| King Tutankhamen | king Tut a very famus ruler |
| Where was lower Egypt located? | Low Egypt was located near Memphis and the Nile Delta. |
| Why was the Nile Delta well suited for settlement? | It deposits rich soil every year. |
| How might the Nile's cataracts have both helped and hurt Egypt? | Nile's cataracts helped and hurt Egypt by flooding every year and bringing down boulders and trees. |
| What foods did Egypt eat? | They had a lot of fish, vegetables, fruits, beef, and berries. |
| What role did the Nile play in supplying Egyptians with the food they ate? | It helpled them get a lot of fish and a wild life came to graze. |
| How did the desert on both sides help Egypt? | It made attacking Egypt very hard. |
| Who was the first pharoh of Egypt? | The first pharoh of Egypt was Menes. |
| Why did the pharohs of the first dynasty wear a double-crown? | To show that upper Egypt and lower Egypt together. |
| To what does the phrase Old Kingdom refer? | It refers to the time of 2700 to 2200 BC. |
| Why was the pharohs authority never questioned? | They thought of him as a God. |
| Why do you think pharohs wanted to suppurt the nobles? | They were the second class and very important. |
| What did Egyptians mean by afterlife? | They meant a life after death. |
| Why was embalming important to Egyptians? | It meant it could preserve the bodies and make them happy in their afterlife. |
| What is engineering? | The applications of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. |
| What does the building of the pyramids tell us about Egyptian society? | It tells us that they like to buried their dead in tombs. |
| What was the Middle Kingdom? | A period of order in stability which lasted to about 1750 BC. |
| How did Ahmose manage to be king of all Egypt? | He combinded upper and lower Egypt. |
| For what is Ramses the Great best known? | He was a ruler and a fighter and was made captain of the army at age ten. |
| What did Hatsheput do as a pharoh of Egypt? | She sent Egyptian traders south to trade with the kingdom of Punt and north to trade with the people of Asia Minor and Greece. |
| What job employed most people in Egypt? | Farming employed most people in Egypt. |
