Abeka Old World History and Geography Ch 7
gift
Because the Nile is so important, Egypt is often called "the______of the Nile"
Red Land, Black Land
Because the fertile land in Egypt ends so abruptly, what did the ancient Egyptians call their land?
hieroglyphics
Egyptian system of writing using pictures
planting season
Egyptians planted their crops in fertile soil left by the floodwaters
Menes
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
white, because it reflects the sun's heat, making it the most comfortable material to wear in hot dry climate.
What color did most ancient Egyptians wear and why?
farmers
What did most Egyptians do for work?
Valley of the Kings
What do we call the area near Thebes that the pharoahs used as a cemetery?
Great Sphinx
What famous monument has the head of a man and the body of a lion?
Sahara
What is the largest desert in the world?
Great Pyramid
What is the largest of the pyramids standing today?
Nile
What is the world's longest river?
Sinai
What peninsula has been a land bridge between Africa and Israel?
cat
What pet was considered sacred by the Egyptians?
Rosetta Stone
What was the key to understanding the meaning of hieroglyphics?
without the Nile Egypt would be a desert; and because the overflow deposits rich soil along the river
Why is Egypt called the gift of the Nile?
shadoof
an irrigation device, a long pole with a bucket tied to one end
Hatshepsut
ancient Egypt's only woman pharoah
Khufu
built the Great Pyramid as his tomb
harvest season
crops were gathered for another year
Kilimanjaro
highest mountain in Africa
valley
low land between hills or mountains
vizier
next in importance to the Egyptian king
papyrus
paper-like material
flooding season
people worked on their buildings while they waited for the water to go down
pharoah
ruler of Egypt; a great house
Akehenaton
the first pharoah
Tutankhamen
the pharaoh whose tomb is more famous than he
Africa
the world's second largest continent
pyramids
tombs built for the pharoahs
annual flooding of the Nile
upon what did Egypt base their season?
Desert that surrounded it discouraged invaders because of the intense heat and lack of water. And the cataracts in the Nile River made it nearly impossible for invaders to use the Nile as a means of attack>
what two landforms gave special protection to Egypt? How did they provide protection?
palette
a box to hold paints
plain
a flat or level area of land
plateau
a highland plain
mountain
a landform that rises higher than a hill
cataract
a large bed of rocks piled in the river that produces waterfalls
scroll
a long roll of papyrus or paper
famine
a period of a serious shortage of food
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
mummy
a preserved body
scribe
a secretary to a ruler
obelisk
a tall pointed pillar built to honor the Egyptian sun god
Joseph
a vizier mentioned in the Bible
