Egyptian Civilization
Egyptian Civilizaton Vocabulary
1.Nile River Valley-area of land around Nile River
2.Nile River-flows through the Nile River Valley; longest river in the world; flow north
3.Blue & White Nile Rivers-The 2 river that start the Nile River
4.Cataracts-rocks and cliffs that form "Whitewater Rapids" in the Nile River
5.Delta-A triangle shaped areas of land found at the end of the Nile River where it meets the Mediterranean Sea
6.Sahara-Found to the west of the Nile River; Largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west
7."Red Land"-Name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile.
8."Black Land"-Name of the area of Egypt that was fertile because of the Nile River flooding
9.Papyrus-a reed plant that s grows along the Nile; used to make paper
10.Hieroglyphics-Egyptian writing system
11.Rosetta Stone-allowed historians to interpret the Hieroglyphics
12.Narmer-Credited with UNITING EGYPT
13.Upper Egypt-Southern part of Egypt
14.Lower Egypt-Northern part of Egypt
15.Dynasty-family of rulers
2.Nile River-flows through the Nile River Valley; longest river in the world; flow north
3.Blue & White Nile Rivers-The 2 river that start the Nile River
4.Cataracts-rocks and cliffs that form "Whitewater Rapids" in the Nile River
5.Delta-A triangle shaped areas of land found at the end of the Nile River where it meets the Mediterranean Sea
6.Sahara-Found to the west of the Nile River; Largest desert in the world; creates a natural barrier for Egypt to the west
7."Red Land"-Name of the desert part of Egypt because it was not fertile.
8."Black Land"-Name of the area of Egypt that was fertile because of the Nile River flooding
9.Papyrus-a reed plant that s grows along the Nile; used to make paper
10.Hieroglyphics-Egyptian writing system
11.Rosetta Stone-allowed historians to interpret the Hieroglyphics
12.Narmer-Credited with UNITING EGYPT
13.Upper Egypt-Southern part of Egypt
14.Lower Egypt-Northern part of Egypt
15.Dynasty-family of rulers
Essential Question
How did egyptian civilization develope?