Key Terms
What is silt?
pharaoh who created a time of great peace by encouraging trade with faraway places
Who was Hatshepsut?
ancient Egyptians used this to keep track of the kingdom's growing wealth
What are hieroglyphics?
kingdom where literature and art began to flourish
What was the Middle Kingdom?
location of the Great Pyramid
Where is Giza?
an early form of paper made from a reed-like plant
What is papyrus?
pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who was Menes?
the key to reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
What was the Rosetta Stone?
chief god who was born in the east each morning and died in the west each evening
Who was Amon-Re?
straight line distance from Knossos to Kadesh in miles on page 91 in your SS textbook
What is 600 miles?
Ancient Egyptians who could predict the flooding of the Nile River.
Who are astronomers?
pharaoh who led his army in wars against Syria and Phoenicia, in Southwest Asia
Who was Thutmose III?
standard unit of measurement the Egyptians used to build their pyramids
What was the cubit?
artisans in this Nubian kingdom made delicate pottery
What was Kerma?
the red lines on the made represent
What are trade routes?
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
Who is a regent?
person who conquered Egypt in 332 BC
Who was Alexander the Great?
ancient Greece and Romans used this information
What was ancient Egyptian medical knowledge?
the art of creating medicines from plants
What is herbalism?
location of letter "E" on the map on page 93
What is Upper Egypt?
triangle-shaped area at the mouth of a river
What is a delta?
person who wanted to rule the Roman Empire
Who was Cleopatra?
pharaoh who died in 1323 BC and tomb robbers did not steal the treasures buried with him
Who was Tutankhamen?
pharaoh who worshipped 1 god, Aton**
Who was Akhenaton?
translate the hieroglyphic mystery
Cats were sacred.