Map of Ancient Egypt
This area is known for being the northern part of Ancient Egypt
What is Lower Egypt?
The highest ruler in Ancient Egypt
What is a Pharaoh?
The northern part of Egypt, where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea
What is Lower Egypt
This king only reigned for approximately 9 years. We know so much about him because of his well preserved tomb
Who is King Tutankhamen?
What is a tomb?
This area is known for being the southern part of Ancient Egypt
What is Upper Egypt?
The Egyptians believed each soul had two bodies – a spiritual one and a physical one. This term is the spiritual body.
What is Ka?
The city where the Great Pyramid is located.
What is Giza?
She was the first female Pharaoh.
Who is Hatshepsut?
Invaded Egypt in 1690 and ruled for about 100 years.
Who is Hyksos?
These are the lands that referred to the high quality, rich soil that were often found in Lower Egypt
What are the "Black Lands"?
Located on both sides of the Nile. They were uninhabitable because it was too hot to live there.
What are the Red Lands?
This was a period of expansion and stability for Ancient Egypt.
What is the Middle Kingdom?
Known as the Warrior King, his aunt was the first female pharaoh.
Who is Thutmose III?
Constructed from millions of stones and through the labor of thousands of workers, these were built not for worship but to serve as tombs
What are the Pyramids?
These are the lands that referred to the desert area where people couldn't live or cultivate land
What are the "Red Lands"?
A family of rulers, having the right to rule being passed down.
What is a dynasty?
Horse drawn vehicles that Egyptians used for War
What are Chariots?
One of the most powerful Pharaohs. He defeated the Hittites in the battle of Kadesh.
Who is Ramses II?
These started to be built around 2600 BC
What are The Pyramids?
The river that flows from south to north, emptying in the Mediterranean Sea
What is the Nile River?
A simplified version of Heiroglyphics
What is Hieratic Script
A type of government in the Old Kingdom
What is a bureaucracy?
This ruler only allowed worship to one god, the sun god Ra. He closed every other temple and shrine.
Who is Akhenaten?
What is mummification?