Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible

• Nile River

• Egyptian River

• Amazon River

• MS River

northern part of Egypt

• Upper Egypt

• Lower Egypt

southern part of Egypt

• Lower Egypt

• Upper Egypt

a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain

• bank

• Nile River

• delta

• cataract

fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river

• cataract

• delta

ruler of Egypt

• king

• pharoah

• President

• Czar

first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt

• Hatshepsut

• Thutmose III

• Menes

• Ramses

a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top

• square

• cylinder

• cone

• pyramid

a young pharaoh, also known as King Tutankhamen whose tomb was not disturbed

• Khufu

• King Tut

• Pharoah

• Menes

a tall pillar with four sides and a point at the top

• pyramid

• kingdom

• castle

• obelisks