Ancient Egypt

Rapids along a river

• noble

• cataract

• ka

• obelisk

Area around the Nile covered with rich silt

• cataract

• pharaoh

• Red Land

• Black Land

Title used by Egyptian rulers

• pharaoh

• Ka

• dynasty

• obelisk

Series of rulers from the same family

• pharaoh

• dynasty

• noble

• delta

Huge triangular tomb built by the Egyptians

• delta

• Red Land

• Rosetta Stone

• pyramid

Ancient Egyptian writing system that used picture symbols

• sphinx

• Rosetta Stone

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

Long-lasting, paper-like material made from reeds that Egyptians used to write on

• obelisk

• hieroglyphics

• papyrus

• delta

Triangle-shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river

• obelisk

• papyrus

• delta

• spinx

Who owned everything in Ancient Egyptian kingdoms?

• The Pharoah
• Vizier
• Slaves
• Priests

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What discovery made the deciphering of hieroglyphics possible?

• The Rosetta Stone
• The Tower of Babel
• The Step Pyramid of Sakarra
• The Great Pyramid