ancient africa Flashcards
Plain at the mouth of a river
Delta
The title given to ancient Egyptian kings
Pharaoh
a giant statue that is half man half lion
The Great Sphinx
paper made from papyrus plant
papyrus
an account of the past handed down through spoken words, usually by the people who are considered to be the tradition keepers of a culture or society-elders, priest, etc
the oral history
the nile delta
lower egypt
succession of rulers from the same family
dynasty
the land south
upper egypt
an adult who rules in the place of a ruler who is a child an inherited a kingdom too young, a ruler who is absent and disabled
regent
Egypt was ruled by…..different dynasties in 3 periods which are…….
31 old middle new
the sun god
aten/amenhotep IV
next in the royal bloodline to become pharaoh
thutmose III
ramses the great reigned for
66 years
