Ancient Egypt Study Guide Flashcards
Huge stone tombs with four triangular-shaped walls that meet at a point at the top.
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Pyramid
Steep river rapids, natural protective barriers that make it hard to travel by boat.
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Cataracts
The Egyptian leader who united both upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom.
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King Menes
A triangular-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river.
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Delta
Known as the youngest king in ancient Egypt, “The Boy King”
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King Tut
A stone slab inscribed with three different scripts, helped decode hieroglyphics.
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Rosetta Stone
The Egyptian method of preserving dead bodies to prepare them for the afterlife.
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Mummification
Important documents were written on this type of plant that was similar to paper.
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Papyrus
Life after death, a widely held belief in Ancient Egypt.
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Afterlife
Considered to be a living god in Ancient Egypt.
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Pharaoh
The first writing system of Egypt was called ___________________.
Hieroglyphics
Scribes were known as ___________ that went to __________ for years to learn Hieroglyphics.
Writers
Schools
What is a cartouche?
An oval enclosing of Egyptian hieroglyphics typically representing the name and title of a monarch.
(A nameplate for hieroglyphics.)
The Nile River flooded twice a year. The Nile river is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ river in the whole world!!!
Longest
The Nile River flows into the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sea. The Nile River flows in the direction known as
______________________________.
Mediterranean
South to North
