Ancient Egypt Test
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- Cataracts
- Basically a group of rapids.
- Queen Hatshepsut
- A female pharaoh who increased trade in Egypt.
- Ramses the Great
- A powerful pharaoh who fought off many invading countries.
- Elite
- People of wealth and power.
- Old Kingdom
- A period in Egypt that lasted for about 500 years.
- Mummies
- Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth, specifically linen.
- Dynasty
- A series of rulers from the same family.
- New Kingdom
- The period in Egypt in which the country was its height of power.
- Sphinxes
- Fake, mythical creatures with the bodies of lions and heads of other animals.
- Khufu
- A pharaoh who may of been mean to his subjects, but was famous for his many monuments.
- Pharaoh
- A title used by every ruler of Egypt.
- Papyrus
- A long-lasting, paper-like reed.
- King Tutankhamen
- A pharaoh who died young who's tomb was discovered to have much treasure.
- Engineering
- The application of scientific knowledge for very practical purposes.
- Pyramids
- Huge, stone tombs built with four triangle-shaped sides that met on top.
- Delta
- A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
- Menes
- An ancient pharaoh who may of been fake who supposedly unified Egypt.
- Rosetta Stone
- A huge, stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics.
- Hieroglyphics
- Egypt's primary writing script.
- Nobles
- People from powerful or rich famillies.
- Afterlife
- The life after death.
- Obelisk
- A tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
- Middle Kingdom
- A period in Ancient Egypt of order and stabillity that lasted until 1750 BC.
- Trade Routes
- Paths followed by traders.