| Term | Definition |
|---|
| silt | Made up of clay, soil and minerals. Great for farming. |
| delta | land made by deposits of silt, sand, small stones--At mouth of a river. |
| economy | how a country uses its workers and resources to make goods. |
| irrigation | the watering of dry land by means of streams, canals, or popes. Helped Egyptians build a strong farming economy. |
| Nile River Valley | Began around 10,000 BC during the New stone Age. Many villages on it by 4500 BC--Attracted people because of its fertile land. |
| Upper Egypt | The South -- Nile River flows from it. |
| Lower Egypt | The North --Nile River ends there -- great for farming. |
| pharaoh | The supreme ruler of Egypt -- means "great palace" |
| pyramid | tombs in which pharaohs were buried. |
| empire | A group of lands and people under one government. |
| Menes | A king of Upper Egypt who changed the course of Egyptian history. United the two kingdoms. Built the city of Memphis for his capital. |
| Khufu | Pharaoh who ordered the building of the Great Pyramid. |
| Hatshepsut | First woman ruler known to history. Greatly enriched Egypt's wealth by trading with East Africa and Asia. Ordered the building of the great temples at Thebes. |
| Tutankhamen | Boy ruler of Ancient Egypt. Ruled from when he was 9 until 19 in 1352 BC. |
| Memphis | The capital city where the "stalk" of Upper Egypt meets the blossom of Lower Egypt. Built by Menes. Place where great palace was built. |
| Thebes | The glorious capital of the entire empire. In Upper Egypt. |
| Kush | Place where rulers were from that took over Egypt's southern lands. |
| Valley of the Kings | Place where many rulers were buried in a maze cut into the cliffs. Entrances were tightly sealed or kept secret. |
| hieroglyphics | Ancient system of writing dating back to 3000 BC. Pictures or signs of Ancient Egypt writing. |
| papyrus | a paper made from the reed that grew in the Nile Delta. |
| scribe | people trained to write hieroglyphics and keep records. |
| Rosetta Stone | Black stone discovered in 1799 near Nile Delta. Had carvings in 3 languages, hieroglyphics, Late Egyptian, Greek. Taught meaning of hieroglyphics. |
| slavery | The practice of one person owning another. Became common in Egypt after 1500 BC. |
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