Abeka History 5 ch.7 (pg.105-113)
3 Egyptian seasons
1. Flood Season (June-September) 2. Planting Season (October-February) 3.Harvest Season (March-May)
cataract
A large bed of rocks piled in the river that produces small waterfalls
Delta
A piece of land that has slowly built up over the years by the deposit of loose sand and soil at the mouth of a river
Pharaoh
A ruler of ancient Egypt that means "great house"
Thebes
An ancient city in Upper Egypt that became the capital of the New Kingdom
Red Land, Black Land
Because the fertile land in Egypt ends so abruptly, what did the ancient Egyptians call their land?
Red Sea
Body of water east of Egypt
Israel and Eygpt
Each on one side of the Sinai Peninsula
Gift of the Nike
Egypt
Mizraim
Ham's son who settled in Egypt
Pyramids
Huge structures for the burial of the rulers
Sahara Desert
Largest desert in the world
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Menes
Cairo
Modern city where the Great Pyramid is located
Great Sphinx
Monument with a human head and lion body.
Vizier
Next to the king. Was called the "Overseer of All Works of the King"
Sinai Peninsula
Piece of land between the two fingers of the Red Sea
mummified
Preserved with chemicals (a king's dead body)
land bridge
Sinai Peninsula is the land bridge between Africa and Asia
Memphis
The capital of Ancient Egypt
Lower Egypt
The delta area. It is also known as "Red Land"
Akhenaton
The first to take the title of pharaoh
Mummies
Were placed inside large costly tombs
Shadoof
a long pole with a bucket tied on one end to dip water from the Nile
famine
a period of serious shortage of food
Queen Hatshepsut
ancient Egypt's only woman pharaoh
King Khufu
ancient Egyptian king for whom the Great Pyramid was built
Joseph
became a vizier of Egypt
Nile River
longest river in the world
Great Pyramid
most famous and largest of the pyramids still standing today
Red Crown
the crown of Lower Egypt
White Crown
the crown of Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
the southern part of ancient Egypt where the Nile River is located. It was called Upper Egypt because it was upstream from the mouth of the Nile.
