AH - Unit 4 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Cataracts | Rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt. |
| Delta | A triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river |
| Menes | Egyptian King who united Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Pharaoh | The title used by the rulers of Egypt |
| Dynasty | A series of rulers from the same family |
| Theocracy | A government ruled by religious authorities |
| Khufu | The most famous pharaoh of the Egyptian Old Kingdom |
| Afterlife | life after death; much of Egyptian religion focused on the this |
| Mummy | Specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation |
| Pyramid | A huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians and other peoples |
| Middle Kingdom | The period of Egyptian history from about 2050 to 1750 BC and marked by order and stability. |
| New Kingdom | period from about 1550 to 1050 BC in Egyptian history, when Egypt reached the height of its power and glory |
| Trade Routes | A path followed by traders |
| Queen Hatshepsut | One of the first female pharaohs of Egypt, supported trade and art |
| Ramses the Great | Arguably the most powerful pharaoh from Ancient Egypt, led the fight against the Hyksos |
| Hieroglyphs | The ancient Egyptian writing that used picture symbols |
| Rosetta Stone | A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian writing that allowed historians to decode hieroglyphics |
| Sphinxes | An imaginary creature with a human head (most times) and the body of a lion |
| Obelisk | A tall, pointed, four-sided pillar typical of ancient Egypt |
| King Tutankhamen | Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb was discovered by British historians |
| Piankhi | Kushite ruler who began the Kushite Dynasty in Ancient Egypt |
| Export | Items sent out to another region |
| Import | Items brought in from another region |
| Merchant | A trader |
| Queen Shanakhdakheto | First female ruler of the Kushites |
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