Chapter Test Section 1-4 Flashcards
Silt
A fine layer of sand and clay
Delta
Built up land at mouth of River
Irrigation
Watering by means of canals or pipes
Pharaoh
King of Egypt that means “great palace”
Menes
The first known King of Egypt who lived in approximately in 3100 B.C. He wore two crowns a red and white one
Ra
The sun god
Economy
The way the people of a country manage their money and resources
Mummies
A body that is treated for burial w/ special preservatives and wrapped airtight in cloth to keep the body from decaying
Tut
A Pharaoh that died at 19. He served as a pharaoh for 9 yrs
Howard Carter
A man who found King Tut’s tomb in 1922
Sarcophagus
Coffins
Hieroglyphic
Is a system of writing used by the Egyptians
Rosetta Stone
A found stone that had three types of symbols: Greek and two types of Egyptians
Scribes
People of ancient Egypt who knew how to write. Only boys!
Papyrus
Tall reed that grows near the Nile River. Used to make paper
Pyramids
Stone structures that enclosed a small burial room w/ pharaohs mummy
Ahmose
Pharaoh who made Egpyt strong and got lower and upper Eygpt back together
Empire
A group of lands and people ruled by one government
Hatshepsut
On of a few female pharaohs. She was a princess and wife of pharaoh. When husband died she took over
Chamomile
Herb tea used to calm an upset stomach
Giza
Where three largest pyramids are located
Sphinx
1/2 man 1/2 lion structure
King Kahfre
One of the pyramids at Giza has him buried in it
Nile River
Longest river in the world about 4,000 miles long. Flows into Mediterranean Sea
