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Ancient Egypt

Terms in this set (42)

Pharaoh
ruler of Ancient Egypt
Pyramid
a huge, triangular-shaped monument of ancient Egypt built around a tomb built during the Old Kingdom
Old Kingdom
the time period of Egyptian history from about 2700 to 2200BCE which is called the Age of Pyramids
Middle Kingdom
the time period of Egyptian history from about 2000 to 1800BCE which is sometimes called the Period of Reunification
New Kingdom
the time period of Egyptian history from about 1600 to 1100BCE which is often called Egypt's Golden Age
Topography
the surface features of a place or region, such as mountains or deserts
Vegetation
the plants of a place or region
Papyrus
a tough water plant used to make paper and rope in ancient times
Delta
an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
Fertilization
the process of adding fertilizer, or plant food, to soil
Nomad
a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home
Pharaoh Khufu
ruled during the old kingdom period and built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Pharaoh Senusret I
a patron of the arts who ruled during the middle kingdom period and built the White Chapel at Karnak
Pharaoh Hatshepsut
the first female pharaoh who ruled during the new kingdom period and encouraged trade with other lands (such as Punt), her temple at Dayr al-Bahri showed her trade expeditions
Pharaoh Ramses II
was called Ramses the Great and ruled during the new kingdom, he had more monuments built than any other pharaoh- his most impressive monument was the temple complex at Abu Simbel
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