Egypt's Geography
A long-lasting, paper like material made from reeds
What is papyrus?
the title for an Egyptian King
What is a pharoah?
The three major divisions in Egyptian history
What is the new, middle, and old Kingdom?
Egyptian preserved bodies were known as
What are mummies?
Temples and monuments are made of this
What is granite?
What is the major river that supported the early Egyptians?
What is the Nile?
the belief in many pods or goddesses
What is polytheistic?
The kingdom in which there was a rise in the middle class
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Pharaohs fill their tombs with treasures because of this
What is they believed in an afterlife?
Members of the middle class who worked for the government and copied religious and literary texts
Who are scribes?
The Nile flows in this direction
What is south to north?
series of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
This is the kingdom that a full- time army was developed
What is the New Kingdom?
these two spirits were needed in order to have an afterlife
Who are Ba and Ka?
A tomb for pharaohs before pyramids
What is a mastaba?
natural barriers that protect Egypt from foreign invasion
What are deserts, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea?
an important governement advisor (designed the first pyramid)
What is a vizier?
The kingdom that was knownas the “Age of Pyramids”
What is the Old Kingdom?
This Pharaoh's tomb was discovered filled with treasures that have taught us much about Egyptian burial practices and beliefs
Who is King Tut?
A huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics and Greek that allowed researchers to decipher Egyptian writings
What is the Rosetta Stone?
These rapids make it difficult to traverse the Nile
What are cataracts?
This social class consisted of priests and officials from rich and powerful families
What are nobles?
the history between the major divisions
What is the intermediate period?
The archeologost that discovered King Tut's tomb
Who is Howard Carter?
this caused the decline in Egypt
What are weak rulers and breaking into smaller cities?