Ancient Egyptian Vocabulary

Front

What is the longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible?

Back

Nile River

Front

What is the southern part of Egypt called?

Back

Upper Egypt

Front

What is the northern part of Egypt called?

Back

Lower Egypt

Front

What is a section of the Nile River with rapids and rocky terrain called?

Back

Cataract

Front

A fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of the river is called?

Back

Delta

Front

What is the ruler of Egypt called?

Back

Pharaoh

Front

Who was the first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt?

Back

Menes

Front

What is a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on the top called?

Back

Pyramid

Front

What is a body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing called?

Back

mummy

Front

What is the life after death called?

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Afterlife