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Ancient Egypt: Vocabulary Study Guide. Egypt. a country in northeastern Africa. The Nile River. longest river in the world. Nile River delta. a delta is a triangular-shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river. The Nile River Valley.
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Egypt • a country in northeastern Africa
The Nile River longest river in the world Nile River delta a delta is a triangular-shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river
The Nile River Valley • a lower elevation of fertile land found by the Nile River
Lower and Upper Egypt Lower Egypt = northern part of Egypt Memphis was an important city on the Nile near the delta. Upper Egypt = region in Egypt south of the Nile delta
Papyrus a plant whose stems are used to make a kind of paper
Cataracts waterfalls found along the Nile River
Hieroglyphics a form of writing based on pictures
Rosetta Stone Scholars learned the meaning of hieroglyphics by studying the Rosetta Stone.
Pyramids • huge stone structures • burial places for kings
Giza and Khufu • Giza is the city in Egypt where the Great Pyramid is located • Khufu was the pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid
Mummies A mummy is a preserved body.
King Menes— he unified Upper and Lower Egypt Unify means to unite into one.
Manetho • a priest and an advisor who began to keep records • Manetho divided the kings into different dynasties
Hatshepsut • Hatshepsut was the daughter of a pharaoh who became a ruler of Egypt. She claimed that Ra was her real father.
Nubia • a kingdom south of Egypt • Nubia is now known as Sudan
Kush • Kush was a kingdom of Nubia • Amanirenas was Queen of Kushites (she led Kush into battle)
independent • to be free
Akhenaten • Egyptian ruler who changed his name from Amenhotep IV and called for the worship of one god, Aton
Meroe • a capital city of Nubia
Napata • the capital of the African kingdom of Kush
Thutmose III • New Kingdom pharaoh who conquered Nubia and brought ancient Egypt to the height of its power
Kashta • King of Kush who conquered Upper Egypt
Piankhi • son of Kashta • he conquered the rest of Egypt