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Ancient Egypt
World History Review
Egypt Geography
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Nile River
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Every spring the Nile floods and leaves behind
fertile soil
Delta – area of fertile soil at the mouth of the
Nile River
Flow of the Nile River is from South to the
North
Pharaohs
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Pharaoh =
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ruler of Egypt
Hatshepsut – first
woman pharaoh
Thutmose – set up a
navy and built obelisks
Ikhnaton – built many
temples
Ramses III – last great
ruler of Egypt
Cleopatra – later Ruler
Ramses the Great
Hatshepsut
Ikhnaton
Thutmose
King Tutankhamen
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King Tut was a pharaoh
He was not famous for
being a pharaoh
His tomb was found
untouched by robbers
Gave archeologists a
great deal of
information about the
Egyptians
King Tut
Accomplishments
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Paper – used papyrus to make paper
Medicine – set broken bones, checked for
heartbeat, and dealt with fevers
Hieroglyphs - writing
Built pyramids (tombs)
Mummified the dead
Cubits – measurement (unified system)
Geometry to survey land
Hieroglyphs
Obelisks
Pyramids
Mummies