Ancient Egypt Vocab

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  1. 3. Hatshepsut successful female pharaoh who increased trade and ruled for 20 years
  2. 8. a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain
  3. 9. fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river
  4. 12. Kingdom a stable period of Egyptian history from 2050 BCE to 1750 BCE
  5. 13. River longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible
  6. 14. a tall pillar with four sides and a point at the top
  7. 18. ruler of Egypt
  8. 19. a body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing
  9. 20. life after death
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  1. 1. Egyptian writing system that used symbols for words or ideas
  2. 2. Egypt northern part of Egypt
  3. 4. Kingdom most successful period of Egyptian history that took place from 1550 BCE to 1050 BCE
  4. 5. a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top
  5. 6. Kingdom 500 year period of Egyptian history from 2700 BCE to 2200 BCE
  6. 7. a type of paper made out of reeds
  7. 10. a system of government ruled by religious leaders
  8. 11. Stone a large stone slab that was used to decode hieroglyphics
  9. 12. first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt
  10. 15. Tut a young pharaoh, also known as King Tutankhamen, whose tomb was not disturbed
  11. 16. most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom
  12. 17. Egypt southern part of Egypt
  13. 21. the Great pharaoh and strong military leader who expanded his kingdom