7291202100 | Bantu | African peoples that originally lived in what is now Nigeria the Bantu had a linguistic influence among others | ![]() | 0 |
7291202101 | Cataracts | are/is a descent of water over a steep surface, such as a waterfall, especially one of considerable size distinctly formed the Egyptian region; specifically in regards to the first determined the boundary line between the Egyptian and Nubian territory | ![]() | 1 |
7291202102 | Demographic Pressures | things such as human populations, including their size, growth, density, and distribution which affect or "pressure" their environment early Egyptians placed this on the Nile River because the lack of water in the dry, arid climate | ![]() | 2 |
7291202103 | Hieratic | of or in the ancient Egyptian writing of hieroglyphics used by priests. made hieroglyphics | ![]() | 3 |
7291202104 | Hieroglyphics | ancient Egyptian written language. helped uncover much of their lost culture and how it developed | ![]() | 4 |
7291202105 | Hyksos | invaders who seized the Nile delta and played a big role in the end of Egyptian Middle Kingdom brought and end to the Egyptian Middle Kingdom | ![]() | 5 |
7291202106 | "Kingdoms" | a country, state, or territory ruled by a king or queen. many kingdoms existed as a result of Egypt and Nubia. | ![]() | 6 |
7291202107 | Menes | an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the early dynastic period, united Upper and Lower Egypt, is the founder of the first dynasty the 1st Pharaoh of Egypt to extend his reign from lower to upper Egypt, created the city Memphis, which was a capital between the two regions and binded them together | ![]() | 7 |
7291202108 | Mercenary | a professional hired to serve in a foreign army many Nubian men became mercenaries in the Egyptian military forces, and often intermarried with Egyptian women, further binding their societies | ![]() | 8 |
7291202109 | Merotic | language developed by the Kushites came from Egyptian hieroglyphics | ![]() | 9 |
7291202110 | Mummification | the process of preserving a diseased body, by a process of embalming and drying bodies and tomb that were discovered have brought many insights into the ways and traditional culture of early Egyptians | ![]() | 10 |
7291202111 | Osiris | ancient Egyptian god that represent the forces of nature. highly worshipped god of Ancient Egypt | ![]() | 11 |
7291202112 | Pharoah | Egyptian kings considered to be gods on earth through the authority of Pharaohs, Egypt became an iconic figure of the ancient times, commanded amazing architectural and technological advancements | ![]() | 12 |
7291202113 | Pyramids | Quadrilateral tombs for Ancient Egyptian peoples and Pharaoh the construction showed signs of improved architecture and enforcement of labor | ![]() | 13 |
7291202114 | Savanna | a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees during the dramatic climate change in early African development, the Savannah grassland throughout the continent dried up in to the Sahara and other arid deserts, this made Africans cluster around certain water sources. | ![]() | 14 |
7291202115 | Scribe | a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was a common occupation of women under a patriarchal system, one of the few ways to record important information | 15 |
AP World History Chapter 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
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