| A | B |
|---|
| Name for Egyptian Rulers, people thought they were gods | Pharaohs |
| Egyptian writing | Hieroglyphics |
| Upper Egypt | South on the Nile River |
| Lower Egypt | North on the Nile River |
| Hyksos | nomads with military skills--tried to conquer Egypt |
| Nile River | flows south to north into Mediterranean Sea |
| Hatshepsut | first woman ruler of Egypt who increased wealth and brought peace |
| Lotus Flower | shape of Nile delta area |
| Delta | land made by deposits at mouth of river |
| Silt | rich soil for farming |
| "Gift of the Nile" | summer floods of silt |
| economy | use of workers and goods in a country |
| farming | basis of Egypt's economy |
| Irrigation | watering dry land with canals, streams or pipes |
| Menes | king who united Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Memphis | early capital city--"where stalk meets the blossom" on Lotus |
| Khufu | King who ordered the Great Pyramid built |
| Empire | group of lands and people under one government |
| Kush | owerful rulers who finally conquered Egypt |
| Valley Of The Kings | burial ground of many Pharaohs |
| Howard Carter | archaelogist who found King Tut's tomb |
| King Tut | Young pharaoh found in gold coffin |
| Papyrus | paper made of reed plants |
| Scribes | people trained to write and keep records |
| Rosetta Stone | Had 3 languages--Greek, Late Egyptian and Hieroglyphics (helped us understand Hieroglyphics) |
| "Powers" of Gods | Became animals, came back to life |
| Slavery | owning a person, lowest spot on social pyramid |
| Civilization | Highly developed culture--has writing |
| Amenhotep | Pharoah who believed in one god---the sun |
| Oasis | underground spring in desert |
| Dynasty | rulers from same family |
| Kingdoms | one of the earliest forms of governments |
| Old Kingdom | Age of Pyramids |
| Pyramids | Pharaoh's Tombs |
| Thebes | Capital city during Egyptian Empire |
| top of social class, just under Pharaohs | government officials |
| Name for Egypt's heaven | Next World |
| Artisans | crafts workers |
| Artifacts | objects from the past |
| Mummy | Dead bodies preserved |
