History: Egyptions Sec. 1

Delta

Fan shaped area of fertile land

Sahara

Largest desert in the world

“Red Land”

What the Egyptians called the deserts because of their burning heat

Cataracts

Rapids and waterfalls to the south

“Black Land”

Name for the fertile soil they used for farming

“Creator of All Good”

The Nile River

Basin

Bowl shaped holes in the earth to trap flood waters

Shadoof

A bucket attached to a long pole to lift water from the Nile River

Papyrus

A reed plant that grew across the Nile River

Hieroglyphics

The Egyptian form of writing

Scribes

Learned hieroglyphics at a young age

Rosetta Stone

How historians and archaeologists learned how to read hieroglyphics

King Narmer

From Upper Egypt conquered Lower Egypt

Memphis

The capital city between Upper and Lower Egypt

Dynasties

A line of family rules from one family, Ancient Egypt was ruled by 31 dynasties

Senet

A board game about the journey through after life