Lessons 1-4 Flashcards
northern part of Egypt
Lower Egypt
triangle-shaped piece of land where Nile becomes many streams flowing into the Mediterranean
the Delta
“Egypt was the gift of the Nile.”
ancient Greek Historian
large waterfalls
cataracts
Egyptian name for land; used to describe their dark-colored soil
kam
to supply water to land for vegetation or crops
irrigate
Identify Memphis on the map below.
E
Identify Cairo on the map below.
D
Identify the Mediterranean Sea on the map below.
A
Identify the Nile River on the map below.
G
Identify the Red Sea on the map below.
K
Identify the Nile Delta on the map below.
B
Identify Lower Egypt on the map below.
F
Identify Upper Egypt on the map below.
I
capital of Egypt; founded by Menes
Memphis
object dedicated to a religious purpose
sacred
Identify Abydos on the map below
H
Identify the Red Sea on the map below
K
statue with lion’s body and human head
Sphinx
Identify Thebes (Karnak) in the city below
J
Identify Giza in the map below.
C
slab of stone used to decipher Egyptian writing
Rosetta Stone
person who copies documents and keeps records
scribe
to convert into normal language
decipher