pharaohs
One of few female pharaohs, she emphasized trade and temple building.
Hatshepsut
Isis
A pharaoh's tomb
pyramid
This river was important for the Ancient Egyptians.
Nile
It was important as a source of food, irrigation, travel
writing system with pictures and symbols
Pharaoh who united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt and wore the double crown.
Menes
sun god
Ra
to preserve a dead body with spices
embalm
The Great Pyramid is located in what ancient city?
Giza
Two parts of the soul
ba & ka
Name three jobs of a pharaoh
priest
god
ruler
irrigation
pyramids
god who was the combination of two other gods and was considered the most powerful and the creator of all things
Amun-Ra
held the organs of a mummy
canopic jars
Name three reasons for the decline of the Old Kingdom.
power struggles
crop failure
a charm with magical powers to protect a person or a mummy
amulet
This pharaoh changed the religion from polytheistic to monotheistic.
Amenhotep
Polytheistic
mummy's coffin
sarcophagus
How many kingdoms?
How many dynasties?
3 kingdoms (Old, Middle New)
31 Dynasties
material created from a plant used like paper
papyrus
Prince who drove out the Hyksos and started the New Kingdom Period
Ahmose
Old Kingdom
Why did Ancient Egyptians place such high importance on mummification/body preservation?
They believed the ba and ka would unite with the body.
They believed in the afterlife and that you could take your body and possessions with you into the afterlife.
They believed the ba and ka needed a place to reside each night.
During which of the three kingdom periods did pharaohs have the LEAST amount of power?
Middle Kingdom
Make connections between Ancient Egypt and what we have learned/are learning in Bible. Be specific.
Polytheism vs. Monotheism
Egyptians were searching for God
Idolatry