Ch. 3 Ancient Egypt and Nubia

a scientist who studies the stars abd other objects in the sky

______________ was the sky god and god of kingship.

To keep track of the kingdom's family names, ancient Egyptians began using hieroglyphs.

___________________ was the sun god and god of creation.

____________________ was the god of the afterlife.

Egypt had rich farmland because ancient Egypian civilization was located near the Sahara desert.

Because of Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was a center for astronomy.

a plain at the mouth of a river

The first pharaohs of the New Kingdom expanded Egypt's trade routes.

a worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand

Uniting Upper and Lower Egypt was the greatest achievement of the pharaoh Menes.

a fine soil on river bottoms

Egyptian rulers governed their empire by maintaining absolute power over the people.

Around 6000 B.C., farming communities appeared in Nubia.

someone who rules for a child until he or she is old enough to rule

Thoth was the god of wisdom and _____________.

The planting season greatly nfluenced the lives of the Egyptian nobles.

Isis was the goddess of ___________________.