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| Herodotus | A Greek historian who wrote about Egypt |
| Nile River | longest river in the world - over 4,000 miles |
| Nubia | an ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan |
| cataract | a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
| silt | fine soil found on river bottoms |
| Kemet | the black land due to the soil left behind by the Nile's floods |
| red land | the vast desert spread out on each side of the river |
| pharaoh | the title of the kings of ancient Egypt |
| Hatshepsut | stepmother of Thutmose III; ruled Egypt as regent and then as pharaoh |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
| absolute power | complete control over someone or something |
| Re | sun god |
| King Tutankhamen | an Egyptian pharaoh who died young and is mostly known for his tombs riches |
| regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
| afterlife | a life after death |
| mummy | a dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
| pyramid | a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt |
| Giza | an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid |
| hieroglyphics | pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds |
| papyrus | an early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas if the Nile delta; the plant used to make paper |
| Rosetta Stone | an ancient tablet covered with Egyptian and Greek hieroglyhics |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
| ore | a mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals |
| Lower Nubia | the region of Ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts |
| Upper Nubia | the region of Ancient Nubia between the second and sixth Nile cataracts |
| artisan | a worker who is skilled in crafting good by hand |
| Upper Egypt | located in southern Egypt and has a higher elevation |
| Lower Egypt | located in northern Egypt and has a lower elevation |
| Six cataracts | they limited the trade through Nubia |
| Mediterranean Sea | Body of water north of Egypt |
| Red Sea | Body of water east of Egypt |
| Sudan | present-day country south of Egypt |
| Libya | present-day country west of Egypt |
| Old Kingdom | Time Period: kept peace, traded with Nubia, used timber to build items |
| Middle Kingdom | Time Period: restored order, reunited country, rich, buildings and irrigation projects, weak rulers |
| New Kingdom | Time Period: wanted to build an empire, foot soldiers, charioteers |
| Howard Carter | British archaeologist who discovered Tut's tomb |
| civil war | what happened after the New Kingdom fell |
| Macedonia | where Alexander the Great was from |
| Cleopatra | committed suicide after Egypt became part of the Roman Empire |
| Blue and White | two main sources of the Nile River |
| Menes | united Upper and Lower Egypt and created Memphis |
| Sirius | also known as the Dog Star which would appear before sunrise |
| Horus | known as the Falcon god |
| Pharaoh and slaves | the two people/ groups not belonging to an Egyptian social class |
| two million | number of stones used to build the Great Pyramid |
| geometry | used to measure areas and build pyramids |
| Kerma | had power and wealth, artisans, built royal burials |
| Napata | controlled parts of Egypt, built pyramids |
| Meroe | rocky desert with iron ore used to make weapons |
