Ancient Egypt Section 1
How long was the Nile river?
4,132 miles
How long did the Old Kingdom last in Ancient Egypt?
2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C.
Who was Egypt's first female ruler?
Hatshepsut
What are hieroglyphs?
symbols instead of letters
What were canopic jars used to store?
internal organs of a mummified body
What is a delta?
an area where a river fans out into various branches as it flows into a body of water.
What are pyramids?
massive, monumental tombs to house their dead bodies.
How many sons did Ramses have?
12
Who are scribes?
people who wrote hieroglyphs or professional writers.
What age did King Tut become pharaoh?
8
What major resource did Egypt lack?
timber
How many Gods did ancient Egypt have?
8
How long did Ramses reign last?
66 years
What is papyrus?
What year did Rome conquer Egypt?
30 B.C.
What tool made irrigation easier in Ancient Egypt?
shaduf
Who was the most important Egyptian God?
Re
What does Nubia mean?
rich in gold
When was the Rosetta stone discovered?
1799 A.D.
Who was the God of writing, counting, and wisdom?
Thoth
How many dynasties did ancient Egypt have?
31
Who invaded the Egypt during the reign of the middle kingdom?
Hyksos
How old was Ramses when he died?
90 years old or older
What type of style did artists use in Ancient Egypt?
frontalism
How tall was the tomb that the vizier Imhotep designed?
200 feet high