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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.


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