Module 4 Lessons 1 and 2

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

• cataracts

• dynasty

• monsoon

• delta

Egyptian leader who united both Upper and Lower Egypt into one kingdom

• Menes

• Darius I

• Pharaoh

• Khufu

steep river rapids, almost impossible to sail by boat

• delta

• cataracts

• monsoon

• dynasty

series of rulers from the same family

• pharaoh

• dynasty

• Menes

• theocracy

ruler of unified Egypt, literally means "great house"

• Hammurabi

• Menes

• dynasty

• pharaoh

application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

• delta

• engineering

• nobles

• theocracy

the third Egyptian dynasty, which lasted nearly 500 years

• nobles

• Pharaoh

• Menes

• Old Kingdom

a government where religious leaders have power to make, approve, or enforce laws

• dynasty

• elite

• theocracy

• nobles

the most famous pharaoh of the Old King

• Khufu

• Hammurabi

• Menes

• Xerxes I

people from rich and powerful families

• dynasty

• elite

• nobles

• pharaoh