chapter 3

Question 1

an ancient kingdom and later a modern country in northeastern africa

Answer 1

Egypt-

Question 2

the river that flows from Central Africa through Egypt; the longest river in the world

Answer 2

Nile River-

Question 3

a device made from a long pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other used to dip water out of the nile river

Answer 3

Shadoof-

Question 4

a fan shaped area of fertile land at the mouth of a river

Answer 4

Delta-

Question 5

a device used to measure the Nile’s water level

Answer 5

Nilometer-

Question 6

a line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family

Answer 6

Dynasty-

Question 7

a ruler of egypt

Answer 7

Pharoh-

Question 8

a large tomb constructed on a rectangular base with four sloping triangular sides

Answer 8

Pyramid-

Question 9

the largest of the three pyramids in the valley of Giza; built for the pharaoh Khufu

Answer 9

Great Pyramid-

Question 10

paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant

Answer 10

Papyrus-

Question 11

a system of writing made of picture symbols

Answer 11

Hieroglyphics-

Question 12

an ancient rock stele or monument carved with Egyptian hieroglyphics, Greek, and other script, used as a key to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics discovered in the Egyptian town of Rosetta in 1799

Answer 12

Rosetta stone-

Question 13

Egyptologist who translated the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone in 1822

Answer 13

Jean- Francois Champollion-

Question 14

a dead body that has been preserved from decaying

Answer 14

Mummy-

Question 15

a special container for organs of a dead body

Answer 15

Canopic jar

Question 16

a stone coffin

Answer 16

Sarcophagus-

Question 17

an oval shape containing hieroglyphs of a name written inside

Answer 17

Cartouche-

Question 18

people who invaded Egypt at the beginning of the New Kingdom; their technology included bronze & iron weapons & horse drawn chariots

Answer 18

Hyksos-

Question 19

Queen of Egypt; ruled during the New Kingdom

Answer 19

Hatshepsut-

Question 20

Became the ruling pharaoh of Egypt after Queen Hatshepeut’s death

Answer 20

Thutmose III-

Question 21

Pharaoh of Egypt at the age of nine; died around age eighteen or nineteen; sometimes referred to as King Tut; known for his tomb of treasures

Answer 21

Tutankhamun-

Question 22

Archaeologist who discovered and cataloged Tutankhamun’s tomb

Answer 22

Howard Carter-

Question 23

One of the last pharaohs of Egypt; also called Rameses the Great

Answer 23

Ramses II-

Question 24

a triangle shaped diagram that shows the social structure of a society

Answer 24

Social pyramid-

Question 25

a large ornament worn on a necklace and thought to protect the wearer from evil spirits

Answer 25

Amulet-

Question 26

pharaoh during the new kingdom; tried to change the Egyptians beliefs about many gods & believed there was only one god, Aten,

Answer 26

Akhenaten-

Question 27

an ancient land along the Nile stretching from just south of Egypt to Khartoum in present-day Sudan

Answer 27

Kush-

Question 28

a script language developed by the people of Kush

Answer 28

Meroitic-

Question 29

the man made dam across the Nile River that formed Lake Nasser

Answer 29

Aswan High Dam-

Question 30

The man made lake formed by the Aswan High Dam

Answer 30

Lake Nasser-