Mr. Krieger
Old Kingdom
Egypt from about 2700 B.C to about 2200 B.C when early Pharaohs united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.
Khufu
Egyptian pharaoh who built the great pyramid.
Menes
King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Jean Champollion
1790-1832 translator of the Rosetta Stone.
Papyrus
A kind of paper made from papyrus, a reed plant growing along the Nile, that ancient Egyptians used for writing.
Pyramids
A massive structure built of stone, usually having a square base and for triangular sided-s that slope upward.
Memphis
Capital of Egypt's Old Kingdom, located on the Nile near present-day Cairo 29 N 31 E.
Hieroglyphics
The ancient Egyptians system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds.
Delta
The flat, fan-shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of a river.
Unification
The joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one.
Lower Egypt
The northern part of ancient Egypt.
Mummification
The process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying.
Upper Egypt
The southern part of ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
The title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt.
Economy
The way a country manages money and resources for the production of goods and services.
Nile River
The world's longest river, which flows over 4,000 miles north through east Africa into the Mediterranean Sea.
