Chapter 4 Section 1 Ancient Egypt

Vocab: an ancient Egyptian ruler

Vocab: an area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water

Vocab: a rock formation that creates churning rapids; also, a large waterfall

What did the double crown (the combined white crown of Upper Egypt and red crown of Lower Egypt) represent in 3100 B.C.

pharaoh had complete authority over religious, civil, and military power

ancient Egyptians did not think the pharaoh had a connection to the gods

Vocab: a series of rulers from the same family

predictable floods left behind silt which was terrible for harvests

Vocab: The king of Upper Egypt who conquered Lower Egypt, who unified all of ancient Egypt, around 3100 B.C.

The Red Land (hot desert) protected Egypt from invaders

Vocab: a chief official in ancient Egypt who carried out most of the day-to-day governing

Vocab: an Egyptian region that includes the long, narrow stretch of the Nile SOUTH of modern Cairo

What were two ways the Nile impacted ancient Egypt? It helped with...