Unit 5 Vocabulary

2. the supreme ruler of Egypt, thought to be a descendant of the gods
4. an Ethiopian empire whose capital city is Aksum
6. a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps keep track of its records
8. a polyhedron formed by connecting a polygonal base and a point
11. a people who ruled over the eastern Nile delta and were expelled by the Egyptians in the New Kingdom
13. a non elected official appointed to watch over a specific category of issues
15. when someone gives something to someone else in return for something of equal value
16. a famous priest, architect, engineer, and physician who made revolutionary discoveries in all his professions
18. the writing style of the Egyptians
22. an eye disease where a yellowish layer develops on the cornea, usually caused by the sun
23. a fabric with a certain feel to it
24. a period of rule when the civilization is in relative peace & a prosperous economy
25. a brown, flat grassland covering parts of Africa

1. the capital of Kush
3. a female pharaoh who had great accomplishments during her reign
5. a servant meant to do a certain thing for a man of high power
7. an item burned for its pleasant smell
9. a pharaoh who is widely accepted to be the one who ordered the Great Pyramid to be built
10. a very young pharaoh who died quite suddenly at 19
12. an irrigation tool used to carry water over from the levees of a controlled river
14. form of government where religious leaders rule
17. a reed that grows in the Nile delta marshes that was used to make papyrus paper
19. a process in mummification
20. where a river starts to "fan out" or branch out, creating extremely fertile soil
21. one who is the best at their profession