The Nile River
What was writing that the Egyptians created called?
Hieroglyphics
What was the name of the Egyptian sun god?
Ra
Who conquered Egypt using iron weapons and chariots
Hyksos
Why is King Tut considered to be the most famous Pharaoh in Egyptian history?
He tomb was discovered untouched.
What kind of religion was in ancient Egypt?
polytheistic
What time of the year did the Nile flood?
July to October
Whos was the Egyptian god of the dead?
Osiris
During the middle kingdom, Egyptians began to bury their Pharoahs in tombs cut into limestone mountains that became known as what?
Valley of the Kings
How old was King Tut when he became pharaoh and how old was he when he died.
9 and 19
The process of preparing ones body for burial to keep if from decaying in ancient Egypt?
Embalming
What is papyrus?
A plant that grew near the Nile River
The eternal spirt that was to live on even after death in ancient Egypt.
Ka
What 2 things were the Phoenicians known for?
Creating the alphabet and purple dye
What did the Pharaoh queen Hatshepsut do to make Egyptians accept her as a pharaoh? (2 ways)
Dressed like a man and wore a fake beard.
One of the most important writings in ancient Egypt.
Book of the dead.
Give 1 reason how the Nile river was different that the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
It floods were predictable or it flowed North
What type of government did Ancient Egypt have?
Theocracy
Who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and created a new dynasty?
Ahmose
What king of upper Egypt united upper and lower Egypt to create the first dynasty?
Narmer or Menes
What did Akanaton try and do?
change Egypt to monotheism.
Explain what natural barriers protected Egypt?
North- delta, South- cataracts, East- Nubian Desert, West- Sahara Desert
How did the Egyptian god of death decide if the spirit would live on in the afterlife?
Weighed their heart vs a feather
What incident begin the new kingdom?
Driving Hyksos out of Egypt.
Whos is said to be the most successful pharaoh in ancient Egypt history?
Rames II or Ramses the Great
What were the special jars that contained the organs of the pharaohs called?
Canopic