Pharaohs
another word for an ancient Egyptian pharaoh
What is king
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs.
What is hieroglyphics?
largest social class, most worked as farmers and builders.
What is the peasant class?
what are the three seasons of the Nile river
what are the flooding, growing, and harvesting seasons?
place where Egyptians would go after they died, especially the pharaoh.
What is the after-life?
wrapped body of a dead pharaoh
What is a mummy
social class responsible for crafting wood, metal, jewels and carved stones, creating paintings and sculptures as well.
Who were the artisans and craftsmen?
due to the resources they had available, Egyptians payed their taxes with these.
What are grains, beer, cows?
the title used by the 2nd in command to the pharaoh.
What is vizier?
people that owned all land, were believed to be gods, religious leader, head of army
What is a pharaoh
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes.
What is irrigation?
highest ranking social class
What is the highest ranking social class?
Who was the main trade partner of ancient Egypt, also located next to the Nile river?
What is Nubia/Kush?
mouth of the nile river is called
What is the delta?
female pharaoh who used trade instead of war to expand Egypt
Who is Hatshepsut?
Egyptian invention that used the sun and math
What is the calendar?
social class that focused on reading and writing.
Who were the scribes?
what were the main goods that egypt traded with nubia(kush) for
What gold, ivory, and wood?
the sun god. considered one of the most important gods in Egyptian religion.
Who is Amon Re'/Re....Ra?
used war to expand Egypt, had many large monuments built during his time
Who is Ramses II?
most famous pharaoh but not most important. they found his treasure.
Who is King Tut/Tutankhamen?
group of people underneath the pharaoh social class.
Who were the official, priests and nobles?
Reasons the Nubians had to rely on trade with Egypt.
What is less farming land, interdependence, cataracts in the Nile?
Book of spells and prayers used as a guide to the afterlife.
What is the book of the dead?