Lessons 1-6 Flashcards
Identify the Red Sea on the map below
K
to supply water to land for vegetation or crops
irrigate
Identify Lower Egypt on the map below.
F
“A boy’s ears are on his back.”
Egyptian saying
to convert into normal language
decipher
Identify Giza in the map below.
C
Identify the Mediterranean Sea on the map below.
A
belt or cord worn around the waist
girdle
Identify the Nile River on the map below.
G
Identify the Red Sea on the map below.
K
large waterfalls
cataracts
“Sit not down when another is standing up, if he be older than thou, even if thy rank in life be higher than his.”
Maxims of Ani
Identify Upper Egypt on the map below.
I
Identify Abydos on the map below
H
object dedicated to a religious purpose
sacred
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
a black powder used as eye makeup
kohl
slab of stone used to decipher Egyptian writing
Rosetta Stone
Identify Thebes (Karnak) in the city below
J
person who copies documents and keeps records
scribe
Identify Memphis on the map below.
E
Identify Cairo on the map below.
D
statue with lion’s body and human head
Sphinx
Identify the Nile Delta on the map below.
B
capital of Egypt; founded by Menes
Memphis
northern part of Egypt
Lower Egypt
Egyptian name for land; used to describe their dark-colored soil
kam
