Vocabulary
This river was the life source for ancient Egypt
What is the Nile
Pharaoh is another word for this type of leader
What is a king?
This was ancient egyptian writing
Egyptian religion was this type of religion, meaning belief in many gods.
What is polytheistic?
The group of people that Egypt was taken over by after the Middle Kingdom and kicked out before the beginning of the New Kingdom
This word means a line of rulers in the same family for a period of time
What is dynasty?
This pharaoh unified Upper and Lower Egypt to start the Old Kingdom
Who is Menes?
This was the created in the New Kingdom to bury all of the pharaohs?
What is Valley of the Kings?
This god was the god of the sun
Who is Ra?
This god was god of life
This region of Egypt was in the North by the river delta.
What is Lower Egypt?
This pharaoh was concerned with Egypt's military power and advancing weapons (Must be specific)
Who is Ramses III?
This was ancient egyptian paper
What is papyrus
This god was the god of death
These were the districts that ruled over themselves against the pharaoh
What are nomes?
This group is at the bottom of the Egyptian hierarchy of social status
Slaves or Peasants
This pharaoh united Egypt to bring about the beginning of the New Kingdom after the second Intermediate period
Who is Ahmose I?
This kingdom was conquered and annexed in the New Kingdom
What is Nubia?
This goddess was the goddess of womanhood
Who is Isis?
What were the two capital cities that we learned about in this unit?
Memphis and Thebes
This is what an Egyptian leader's body was put into after being mummified
What is a sarcophagus?
This pharaoh united Egypt during the 11th dynasty and started the Middle Kingdom (Be specific)
Who is Mentuhotep II?
The oldest pyramids were built at this site or city
What is Giza?
This god was god of the air
Who is Amun?
This is the number of dynasties ancient Egypt is divided into
What is 31?