Geography and Religion
This is the longest river in the world
Nile River
Name the Three Kingdoms
Old, Middle, and New
The hierarchy was organized like a
Pyramid
Process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting
mummification
She becomes the first female pharaoh
Hatshepsut
The two major branches before it empties into the Mediterranean
Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
How many provinces was Egypt divided into
42
The age Egyptians married
Girls 12 and Boys 14
orginally meaning "great house" or "palace"
pharaoh
Invade Egypt in 1650 B.C.
Hyksos
Belief in a number of Gods
Polytheitics
This group of people take over and rule for almost 100 years
Hyksos
These people ran the government
Nobles and Priest
"priest carvings" or "sacred writings"
hieroglyphics
Tried to reestablish Egypt's independence, committed sucide
Cleopatra VII
Two Groups of Gods
Sun Gods and Land Gods
The pharaoh Amenhotep introduced this as worship
Aten- God of Sun Disk
The main purpose of marriage
to produce children
An administrative organization with officials and regular procedures
bureaucracy
Restored the old Gods
Tutankhamen (King Tut)
Brought Civilization to Egypt: was cut into piece by brother
Osiris
The Great Pyramid of King Khufu was constructed in this city
Giza
These people were part of the middle class
Merchants, artist, scribes, and tax collectors
A family of rulers who right to rule is passed on within the family
dynasty
Ruled from 1279 B.C.-1213 B.C. caused the Egyptians to go back on the offensive
Ramses II