Chapters 1, 2 & 4 Vocabulary.

1. A tall reed that grows in the Nile delta, used by the ancient Egyptians to make a paperlike material for writing on.
2. A king of ancient Egypt, considered a God as well as a political and military leader.
3. Arc of rich farmland in SW Asia between the Persian and the Mediterranean Sea.
7. Member of a group that has no permanent home, wandering from place to place in search of food and water.
8. A member of a nomadic group whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plants.
10. The taming of animals for human use.
13. 1.Government where there ruler is viewed as a divine figure or 2.A government controlled by religious leaders.
16. A process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying.
18. A city and its surrounding lands functioning as an independent political unit.
19. Structure with a rectangular base and four triangular sides, like those that were built in Egypt as burial places for Old Kingdom Pharaohs.

1. A belief in many Gods.
4. Form of culture characterized by cities, specialized workers, record keeping, and advanced technology.
5. Cutting and burning of trees to clear a field, while the ashes serve to fertilize the soil.
6. The king who may or may not have united Upper and Lower Egypt, although there is solid evidence to prove that it was him.
9. An ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.
11. The ways in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.
12. Prehistoric period where people learned to polish stone tools, make pottery, and raise animals.
14. A people's unique way of life, as shown by its tools, customs, arts, and ideas.
15. Diffusion The spreading of ideas or products from one culture to another.
17. Period of ancient Egyptian history that followed the overthrow of the Hyksos rulers, lasting from about 1570 to 1075.