1. Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

2. – tool developed by Egyptian farmers
– tool developed by Egyptian farmers. It was a bucket attached to a long pole that lifts water from the Nile and empties into basins
Shadoof

3. – reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River
– reed plant that grew wild along the Nile River. They used the long, thin reeds to weave rope, sandals, baskets, and river rafts. Used to make paper.
Papyrus

4. The Ancient Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
The Ancient Egyptian writing system

5. Goods brought In to your area by other regions
Import
Goods brought In to your area by other regions

6. Old Kingdom
A period of Egyptian history that lasted from 2700 BC BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization in complexity and achievement

7. A system of people in different lands who trade goods
Trade Network
A system of people in different lands who trade goods

8. A triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river
Delta
A triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river

9. The title used by the rulers of Egypt, means “Great House”
Pharaoh
The title used by the rulers of Egypt, means “Great House”

10. New Kingdom
The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory.. with which most of us are familiar because of the famous Pharaohs who reigned during this era including King Tut.

11. The longest river in the world. The lifeblood of Ancient Egypt.
Nile River
The longest river in the world. The lifeblood of Ancient Egypt.

12. Rosetta Stone
A stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics that provided the key to the modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs.

13. Sphinxes
Imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans

14. A series of rulers from the same family
Dynasty
A series of rulers from the same family

15. Pyramids
Large stone pointed structure with four triangle walls that met in a point on top…built as tombs for the pharaohs and their queens

16. – the technology of metals; the process of mining, refining, mixing, and shaping metals. Egypt and Kush(Nubia) was very rich in gold.
Metallurgy

17. People from rich or powerful families
Nobles
People from rich or powerful families

18. Middle Kingdom
A period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC noted by the reuniting of Upper and Lower Egypt, setting the stage for a second great flowering of Egyptian culture

19. – the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying after death; preparing a body for the afterlife.
Embalming

20. Goods that Exit your area to other regions
Export
Goods that Exit your area to other regions

21. – government officials that carried out the pharaoh’s orders
– government officials that carried out the pharaoh’s orders. They supervised construction of dams, irrigation canals, and granaries (places used to store grain from surplus of harvest)
Bureaucracy

22. a government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader
Theocracy

23. – steep cliffs and large boulders form dangerous, fast-moving waters
Cataracts

24. – to bring together as one
Unify

25. Mummies
Special treated (preserved) bodies wrapped in cloth so they could use them in the afterlife.

26. Paths followed by traders by land and water
Trade Routes
Paths followed by traders by land and water

27. Afterlife
An important part of Egyptian religion…it was the continued life of one’s soul after death