Kingdoms Come
the three periods of ancient Egypt
What are the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdoms?
could obtain divorces, buy and sell goods and if in the upper-class, perform religious ceremonies
Who are ancient Egyptian woman?
a system of writing that was made up of about 800 picture-signs matched with sounds
What are hierglyphics?
This New Kingdom pharaoh was more interested in trade than conquest.
Who was Hatshepsut?
dependable and regular, and not feared as in ancient Mesopotamia
What are floods?
the approximate time span (in years) of the Egyptian Empire
What is 3,000= years?
This unifier became the first pharaoh when he took control of Lower Egypt by leading armies North.
Who was Menes/Narmer?
appointed to control trade and collect tax payments of grain from farmers
Who were officials?
Under this ruler Egypt regained territory and built great temples.
Who is Ramses II?
narrow cliffs and boulders that form rapids
What are cataracts?
This kingdom had a golden age of peace, prosperity and advances in the arts and architecture.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
These were revered for their ability to protect villages' grain.
What were cats in ancient Egypt?
most of this work was done by farmers during the seasonal floods
What is building the pyramids
went to special schools to study reading and writing to work for rulers, priests and traders
What were scribes?
the area that expanded trade between other civilizations
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
invaders from Western Asia who put an end to the Middle Kingdom
Who were the Hykksos?
(crossed the desert in horse drawn chariots, used bronze and iron weapons instead of Egypts stone and iron weapons)
the group of the Egyptian social classes which has the most people
What were slaves?
a line of rulers from one family
What is a dynasty?
This pharaoh reformed the Egyptian religion by denouncing polytheism and demanding all worship the one God, Aton.
Who is Akenaton?
the silty fertile flat land, behind as the river drains into a larger body of water
What is the Nile delta?
By 1150 B.C.E., the Egyptians lost their empire and only controlled the Nile delta; these were the first conquerors coming from the west.
Who were the Libyans? (the Kush came next and then the Assyrians- remember them?)
the number of dynasties in ancient Egypt and about how long they lasted
What is 31 and about 2,800 years?
used to design huge structures like the Great Pyramid of Giza with amazing geometrical accuracy
What is measurement math?
She was the most important goddess, and ruled over the dead with her husband Osiris.
Who is Isis?
first Egyptian crops
What is wheat, barley and flax?