vocabulary
Pharaohs
Egypt
misc.
vocabulary
100
An imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal.
What is a sphinx?
100
Egypt's first pharaoh.
Who is Menes?
100
The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the period.
What is the Old Kingdom?
100
This contributed most of the growth of trade in the New Kingdom.
What is Egypt's conquest of distant lands?
100
A tall, four sided pillar that is pointed on top.
What is an obelisk?
200
Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth.
What are mummies?
200
Best known for monuments built to him.
Who is Khufu?
200
The southern part of ancient Egypt was called this.
What is Upper Egypt?
200
After the wars in the Middle Kingdom, Egypt created this.
What is a professional army?
200
Steep rapids along a river.
What is cataracts?
300
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
What is engineering?
300
Fought the Hitties for many years.
Who is Ramses the Great?
300
Began building the smooth-sided pyramids around this time.
When is 2700 BC?
300
This job employed most people in Egypt.
What is a farmer?
300
Wrote and copied religious and literary texts.
Who are scribes?
400
Binding legal documents.
What are contracts?
400
Egyptians believed these were gods.
Who are pharaohs?
400
The Third Dynasty began the period in Egyptian history called this.
What is the Old Kingdom?
400
Egyptian's believed that this left the body and became a spirt after death.
What is ka?
400
Helped historians understand hieroglyphics.
What is the Rosetta Stone?
500
A long lasting paper like material made from reeds.
What is papyrus?
500
Egyptains built their pyramids to be grand and spectacular for this reason.
What is reflecting a pharaoh's importance?
500
Herodotus called Egypt the gift of the Nile for this reason.
What is bringing fertility and life to the region?
500
Reunited the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC.
Who is Ahmose?
500
A triangular shaped area of soil deposited by a river.
What is a delta?
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