Ancient Egypt-Nile River Valley

advanced cities

"Lower Egypt" actually top part of Egypt and cities of Cairo and Memphis "Upper Egypt" actually lower part of Egypt and cities of Thebes and Luxor

pharaoh

A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.

cataract

A large waterfall

irrigation

A way of supplying water to an area of land

hieroglyphics

An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds

Gift of the Nile

Egypt was called this because it would not have existed without the Nile

Ka

Egyptians believed that a person's life force, or Ka, remained with them in the journey to the afterlife

Sahara Dessert

Largest desert in the world is extending southward and entering new countries, forcing African citizens to migrate south

sphinx

Mythological creature thought to have the head of a pharaoh and the body of a lion

Nile River

The river the Ancient Egyptians settled around. It flows south to north into the Mediterranean Sea.

natural barriers

deserts, mountains, or bodies of water that create barriers from invasion

mummification

embalmment and drying a dead body and wrapping it as a mummy

Transport

to carry from one place to another; the Nile River was used to transport goods from one place to another

The Nile flooding

was a predictable (annual) event that the Egyptians used to plan their farming and calendars.