Vocabulary
wild rapids formed by boulders and narrows cliffs
cataract
greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs
Ramses II
a line of rulers that passes power from father to son
dynasty
tried out a new religion
Amenhotep
Egyptians worshiped this animal
cat
grasslands south of Egypt
savannas
built the Great Pyramid at Giza
Khufu
Egypt's decline and fall was due in part to this
the lack of iron ore
result of the Nile flooding
fertile soil
this is the process pharaohs went through after they died in order to preserve their bodies for the afterlife
embalming
capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Memphis
represented loyal wife and mother
Isis
this happened because Egypt relied on the Nile for farming
technological developments
ALSO a result of the Nile flooding
development of surveying
this king inherited the thrown at 10 years of age
King Tut
western Asian people who conquered Egypt
Hyksos
capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
Thebes
chief god of the Egyptians
Re
present-day Sudan
Nubia
god or goddess
deity
south of the Nile River delta
Upper Egypt
Egyptian name for Egypt, means "the Black Lands"
Kemet
reason Kushites moved to Meroe
iron ore
pharaoh more interested in trade
Hatshepsut
Egyptians traded for these three things
iron weapons, wooden furniture and incense