Vocabulary People Geography Old Kingdom Middle and New Kingdoms
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What is irrigation?
Allowed the Egyptians to control flooding and increase crop production
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Who is Menes?
King of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt and became Egypt's first pharaoh
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What are cataracts?
Strong rapids in the Nile that helped defend Egypt
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What is farmers?
Most people in Egypt worked as
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What is the Middle Kingdom?
A period of order and stability in Egypt that lasted until about 1750 BC
200
What is papyrus?
A long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds
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Who is Khufu?
Cruel pharaoh who had the Great Pyramid built
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What is a delta?
A triangle-shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
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What is polytheistic?
Egyptians believed in may gods, therefore we can say that they were
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What is the Hyksos?
The Middle Kingdom ended when a group of invaders from Southwest Asia conquered Lower Egypt. The invaders are known as
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What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family
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Who is Hatshepsut?
First woman pharaoh, she increased trade
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What is the Nile?
The world's longest river
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What is afterlife?
Much of Egyptian religion focused on the
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What is the New Kingdom?
The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory
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What is an obelisk?
A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed at the top
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Who is Ramses the Great?
Warrior pharaoh who fought the Hittites and built many temples and statues
400
What is downhill?
Lower Egypt is above Upper Egypt on the map because the Nile flows
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What are pyramids
These huge stone triangle-shaped tombs were built during the Old Kingdom
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What is Ahmose?
The New Kingdom began when the Hyksos were driven out of Egypt by an Egyptian prince named
500
What is pharaoh?
The title used by the rulers of Egypt
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Who is King Tutankhamen?
Boy pharaoh famous because Howard Carter found his tomb in tact
500
What is warfare or force?
Pharaohs in Egypt expanded their borders through the use of
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What are pharaohs
Egyptian rulers that were considered gods on earth by their people
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What are trade routes?
Conquest of new lands helped Egyptian traders establish new paths for traders to follow called






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