Egypt Flashcards
1
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the nile delta
A
Lower Egypt
2
Q
the land upstream, to the south
A
Upper Egypt
3
Q
the king who united the villages of Upper and Lower Egypt into a single kingdom and created the first Egyptian royal dynasty
A
Menes
4
Q
powerful rulers over a unified state
A
pharaoh
5
Q
2700 to 2200 B.C.
A
old kingdom
6
Q
2050 to 1652 B.C.
A
middle kingdom
7
Q
1567 to 1085 B.C.
A
new kingdom
8
Q
restored old gods and took reign at a very young age
A
King Tut
9
Q
tried to reestablish Egypt’s independence
A
Cleopatra
10
Q
priest carvings or sacred writings
A
hieroglyphics
11
Q
a highly simplified version of hieroglyphics
A
hieratic script
