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Egypt

QuestionAnswer
What was a cataract? a waterfall
delta the area near a river's mouth where the water deposits fine soil
silt fine soil deposited by a river
red land land away from the Nile River that was the desert land
black land land by the Nile River good for farming
shaduf tool used to collect water
Egyptian economic activities farming, mining, fishing, hunting, trading
scribes people whose job it was to write and keep records
King of Egypt Pharaoh
hieroglyphs Pictures that stand for different words or sounds. Egyptian form of writing.
papyrus Egyptian paper-like material
mummy body that has been dried so so it won't decay
dynasty line of rulers from the same family
Ramses II extended Egypt's territory, negotiated a peace treaty, and built a monument to himself
New Kingdom Strong Pharaohs ruled
Akhenaton Replaced worship of old gods with that of the sun god, Aton
Queen Hatshepsut Expanded trade, built monuments(obelisk)
Middle Kingdom Invasions from the Hyksos
Khufu Had the Great Pyramid built
King Djoser Had the Step Pyramid built
King of Egypt Pharaoh
Old Kingdom pyramids were built
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