Vocabulary 1
the city where the Great Pyramid is located
Giza
the highest rulers of Ancient Egypt
pharaoh
who farmed the lands
peasants and slaves
What were three main areas of progress for Ancient Egyptians?
Architecture, medicine and health
During this period rulers were more powerful and effective
New Kingdom
The northern part of Egypt where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea
Lower Egypt
Middle Kingdom
who were the most educated people in the social hierarchy of Ancient Egypt?
the sun
This was the first dynasty and Memphis was made the capital city
Old Kingdom
Who invaded and ruled Egypt for about 100 years?
Hyksos
What did the Egyptians use to write on stone tablets and walls
chisels and hammers
Who was described as upper middle class
scribes
Egyptians had the first dentists and invented....
the toothbrush, toothpaste and breath mints
The conquered Nubia
Middle Kingdom
The Egyptians believed each soul had two bodies- a spiritual one and physical one. This term if the spiritual body.
Ka
Who was the first the first woman to become pharaoh.
Hatshepsut
who were the highest officials that worked under the pharaoh
Viziers, priests and nobles
Egyptians used _____ and _______ to move heavy stone in order to build the pyramids
the ramp and the lever
They were invaded by Hyksos
Middle Kingdom
Both sides of the Nile. They were uninhabitable because it was too hot to live there.
Red Lands
A type of government in the Old Kingdom of Ancient Egypt.
Bureaucracy
list the hierarchy system from top to bottom
pharaohs, viziers/priests/nobles, scribes, merchants/craftspeople, peasants and slaves
The Egyptians invented a calendar to help with _____________
crop rotation
Government was ruled by a pharaoh as a mediator between the gods and humans
Old Kingdom