Unit 3: Chapter 4 Egypt- People and Key Terms

strong rapids caused by the rocky, hilly terrain

• cataracts

• delta

• dynasty

• Menes

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

• Pharaoh

• dynasty

• cataracts

• delta

A leader; in 3100 BC

• Pharaoh

• Menes

• dynasty

• delta

title used by the rulers of Egypt; means "great house"

• dynasty

• Menes

• Pharaoh

• cataracts

a series of rulers from the same family

• dynasty

• elite

• Menes

• Pharaoh

a period in Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC; began with the Third Dynasty

• Khufu

• nobles

• Old Kingdom

the most famous Pharaoh of the old kingdom ruled in 2500 BC

• Pharaoh

• Menes

• Old Kingdom

• Khufu

people from rich and powerful families

• nobles

• mummies

• pyramids

• afterlife

life after death

• afterlife

• mummies

• elite

• pyramids

specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

• nobles

• afterlife

• mummies

• dynasty