Vocabulary I
White water rapids along a river, specifically the Nile.
What are CATARACTS.
A member of upper class Egyptian society who took care of the pharaoh's business.
This ruler united Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who was NARMER (MENES.)
Great Pyramid is built.
What is the OLD KINGDOM.
Most of Egypt's population were unskilled workers.
TRUE.
Hand operated device for lifting water, invented in ancient times and still used in India & Egypt to irrigate land for crops.
What is SHADOOF.
A representative of Egypt, sent to another country to negotiate trade.
What is an ENVOY.
The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt was...
Who was AHMOSE.
The Hyksos are driven out of Egypt.
What is the NEW KINGDOM.
The Nubian people came from the African savannas south of the Arabian Desert.
FALSE. The correct response is Sahara Desert.
Process of treating the dead body that the ancient Egyptians used as part of their mummification rituals.
What is EMBALMING.
Writing material of ancient times named after the plant from which it is derived.
What is PAPYRUS.
Pharaoh who tried to start a new religion based on one deity, Aton.
Who was AMENHOTEP IV (or AKHENATEN.)
Canal connecting Red Sea and Nile is constructed.
What is the MIDDLE KINGDOM.
The Nubian Kingdom of Karma was formed when the stronger villages overtook weaker ones.
TRUE.
A series of rulers sharing a common origin (rule passed down through the family.)
What is DYNASTY.
System of government where the political leader and religious leader are one and the same person.
What is a THEOCRACY.
Which Egyptian ruler built many new temples during the New Kingdom?
Who was RAMSES II.
Ramses II reigns for 66 years.
What is the NEW KINGDOM.
Napata was a favorable location for trade because a strong army afforded protection from bandits.
FALSE. Trade caravans crossed the Upper Nile there.
Low lying marshlands at the mouth of the Nile River.
What is a DELTA.
To learn how to obtain life after death, the Egyptians studied the ...
What is the BOOK OF THE DEAD.
This ruler avoided military conquests and expanded Egypt's economy during one if its richest periods.
Who was QUEEN HATSHEPSUT.
Practice of burying mummies in tombs begins.
What is the OLD KINGDOM.
The ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to publish books describing advances in the field of mathematics.
FALSE. What is MEDICINE.