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Afterlife | Place Egyptian spirits were reborn after death. |
Pharaoh | Ruler of Egypt. |
Elite | People of great social wealth & power. |
Delta | Triangular shaped area made by soil deposits from the river. |
Unification | Process by which the Pharaoh Menes unified upper & lower Egypt. *Menes wore a double crown to symbolize the joining. |
Cataract | Strong rapids. |
Scribe | Recorders of information in Egypt. |
Hatshepsut | Woman pharaoh. |
Three | Number of pyramids built. |
Hieroglyphics | The Egyptian writing system. |
Rosetta Stone | Item that helped us learn to read hieroglyphics. |
Heart | Body part used to judge if people were "good" or "bad" after death. |
Silt | Soil rich in nutrients. |
Flooding | A curse of the Nile. |
Water | One gift of the Nile. |
Khufu | Person 1st pyramid was built for. |
Nobles | Group of people located directly under the Pharoah on the Egyptian pyramid. |
Slaves | One of 3 groups located at the very bottom of the Egyptian social pyramid. |
Bread | What food did the Egyptian diet center around? |
Hieroglyphics | What was the Rosetta stone inscribed with? |
Four | How many sides does an obelisk have? |
Ra | Name for the God of the sun. |
Scribes | One of 2 groups of people located above slaves on the Egyptian social pyramid. |
Khufu | This pharaoh ordered the Great Pyramid to be built. |
Hatshepsut | Pharaoh who expanded trade. |
Ramses | Pharaoh with the second longest reign in history. |
Ramses | Pharaoh who fought the Hittites |
Menes | The first Pharaoh. |
Menes | Pharaoh who unified upper & lower Egypt. |
Tut | Wealthy & young Pharaoh. |
Tut | Pharaoh who ruled from age 9-19. |