Module 6 Part B- Ancient Egypt

Important river in Egypt

• Tigris

• Euphrates

• Nile

• Amazon

Southern part of Egypt, located upriver in relations to the flow of the Nile

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

• Northern Egypt

• Southern Egypt

northern part of Egypt, located downriver in relation to the flow of the Nile

• Lower Egypt

• Upper Egypt

• Northern Egypt

• Southern Egypt

river rapids

• cataracts

• delta

• dynasty

• nobles

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

• cataract

• rapid

• noble

• delta

ruler of ancient Egypt, literally means great house

• king

• shah

• pharaoh

• sultan

series of rulers from the same family

• dynasty

• mummies

• sphinx

• papyrus

government ruled by religious authorities

• democracy

• republic

• oligarchy

• theocracy

people from rich and powerful families

• dynasty

• nobles

• mummies

• sphinxes

specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

• nobles

• dynasty

• theocracy

• mummies