| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Nubia | an ancient region in the Nile River Vally, on the cite of present- day southern Egypt and northern Sudan |
| cataract | a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
| silt | fine soil found on river bottoms |
| The White and Blue Nile combine to make the Nile | The ____ ____ and _____ _____ combine to make the longest river in the world called the _____ |
| pharoah | the title of the kings of ancient Egypt |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
| absolute power | complete control over someone or something |
| regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
| King Menes | Which King united Upper and Lower Egypt? |
| afterlife | a life after death |
| Polytheistic | Was the ancient egyptian religion polytheistic or monotheistic? |
| mummy | a dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
| pyramid | a huge building with four sloping triangular shaped sides; built as royal tombs for Pharoahs |
| Giza | an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid |
| hieroglyphs | pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds |
| papyrus | an early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta; the plant used to make this paper |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
| Pharoah | Who was at the top of the Ancient Egypitian social class pyramid? |
| the second level beneath the pharoah; consisted of preists, members of the pharoahs court, and wealthy nobles | Where was the Upper Class on the social class pyramid and who did this group consist of? |
| merchants and skilled workers | Who did the Middle Class consist of? |
| Peasants | Who was at the bottom of the Ancient Egyptian social class pyramid? |
| Yes | Did slaves have any rights? |
| ore | a mineral or a combo of minerals mined for the production of metals |
| Lower Nubia | the region of ancient Nubia between the first and the second Nile cataracts |
| Upper Nubia | the region of ancient Nubia between the 2nd and 6th Nile catacracts |
| artisan | a worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand |
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