Lessons 1-7 Flashcards
Identify Memphis on the map below.
E
Identify Upper Egypt on the map below.
I
large waterfalls
cataracts
to convert into normal language
decipher
capital of Egypt; founded by Menes
Memphis
Identify Abydos on the map below
H
person who copies documents and keeps records
scribe
to supply water to land for vegetation or crops
irrigate
statue with lion’s body and human head
Sphinx
Identify the Mediterranean Sea on the map below.
A
Identify the Nile River on the map below.
G
object dedicated to a religious purpose
sacred
a black powder used as eye makeup
kohl
Identify Giza in the map below.
C
King of the Underworld; Judge of the Dead
Osiris
belt or cord worn around the waist
girdle
Identify Lower Egypt on the map below.
F
“Egypt was the gift of the Nile.”
ancient Greek Historian
sun-god of Egypt
Ra (Amon-Ra)
Identify Thebes (Karnak) in the city below
J
triangle-shaped piece of land where Nile becomes many streams flowing into the Mediterranean
the Delta
slab of stone used to decipher Egyptian writing
Rosetta Stone
“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
“The Egyptians are very religious, surpassing all men in the honors they pay to the gods.”
Herodotus
“A boy’s ears are on his back.”
Egyptian saying
pharaoh of Egypt; declared all gods besides Aton false
Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)
Identify the Nile Delta on the map below.
B
Egyptian name for land; used to describe their dark-colored soil
kam
Identify Cairo on the map below.
D
northern part of Egypt
Lower Egypt
Identify the Red Sea on the map below
K
