Vocab
an equal weight
counterweight
gilded
covered in a thin layer of gold
The Pharoah at the time of Moses
Ramses II
2670-2198 BC
Old Kingdom
The writing of the Egyptians
hieroglyphics
a line of rulers who belong to the same family line
dynasty
sarcophagus
a large stone coffin; "flesh eating stone"
Pharoah who changed Egyptian religion to monotheism
Akhenaten
1100-332 BC
Late Period
Percentage of population that could read and write
1%
a wading bird related to the heron
ibis
papyrus
paper made from pressed and woven reeds
young pharoah; tomb discovered in 1922
Tutankhamen
1938-1759 BC
Middle Kingdom
Describe the dress of Egyptians
makeup, wigs, fine linen clothes
the belief in many gods
polytheism
to tame wild animals
domesticate
first Pyramid was built in honor of him
Pharoah Zoser
1539-1100 BC
New Kingdom
Most common profession
farmers
belief in one God
monotheism
to bring water to land by ditches, canals, etc.
irrigate
tallest pyramid was built for him
Khufu
How many total dynasties do the 4 periods cover?
30
Supreme god (and of what)
Ra, the sun