Vocab
A simplified version of hieroglyphics.
Hieratic Script
Place the Kingdoms in order
Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
_____ was the first woman to become Pharaoh.
Hatshepsut
Mummification is a process and practice of what?
Prevent dead bodies from rotting
Who farmed on the lands of the estates?
Peasants and servants
On both side of the Nile. They were uninhabitable because it was too hot to live there.
Which Kingdom had the more powerful and effective rulers?
The New Kingdom
Early Ancient Egypt, the ___ divided Upper and Lower Egypt.
Nile River
What was placed between layers of wrap to protect the body through the Afterlife?
Amulets
Who was considered upper and middle class?
Scribes
A period of expansion and stability.
Middle Kingdom
Name the capital of the Old Kingdom.
Memphis
Egyptians used ____ and ____ to write on stone tablets and walls
Chisels and Hammers
What four things would be removed from the body?
Liver, Lungs, Stomach, & Brain
List the social hierarchy from greatest importance to least
Pharaoh>Viziers/Priests/Nobles>Scribes>Merchants/Craftspeople>Peasants & Servants
The northern part of Egypt, where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Egypt
Art and literature was flourishing in this Kingdom.
Middle Kingdom
____ contained tombs for the pharaohs who passed away
Pyramids
What did the Egyptians use to remove water from the body?
Salt
Viziers, Priests, and Nobles were what to the Pharaoh?
Highest Officials
Define Bureaucracy
A type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
During which Kingdom were the famous pyramids built?
During the Old Kingdom
The _____ invaded and ruled Egypt for 100 years
Hyksos
Why did the Egyptians believe the body needed to be preserved?
Ka could return even after death
What did the Scribes write and copy?
Hieroglyphics and Hieratic Scripts