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Vocabulary
Vocabulary II
Pharaohs
Pharaohs II
Grab Bag
100
The source of life for the Ancient Egyptians. All life revolved around this.
What is The Nile River
100
alone or cut off from the rest of the world
What is isolated
100
United Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes
100
The last great Pharaoh of Egypt. Also died of a snake bite.
Who is Cleopatra
100
The most important God to the Egyptian people.
Who is Ra
200
The kind of paper made from a reed plant growing along the Nile River
What is Papyrus
200
The exchange of goods
What is trade
200
Built the most temples, obelisks, and statues of any other Pharaoh.
Who is Rames the Great or Ramses II
200
The greatest Egyptian treasure ever found belonged to this Pharaoh
Who is King Tut
200
The Old Kingdom is sometimes called the ____________________ because theses were only built during this time.
What is Pyramid Age
300
The joining of parts into one
What is unification
300
Ancient Egyptian system of writing.
What is hieroglyphics
300
The first monotheistic Pharaoh of Egypt
Who is Nefertiti
300
Known as the first Pharaoh of Egypt
Who is Menes
300
The key to interpretation of the heiroglyphics was this.
What is the Rosetta Stone
400
The burial places for wealthy Egyptians
What is tombs
400
The watering of lands by means of canals or pipes.
What is irrigation
400
Expanded trade and was pharaoh during a time of prosperity.
Who is Hatshepsut
400
Led an Egyptian army into the Middle East and defeated a force of 40,000 Hittites.
Who is Ramses the Great or Ramses II
400
Egyptians believed that they may only enter the after life if this organ was lighter than a feather.
What is the heart
500
The belief in more than one God
What is polytheistic
500
A bucket lifter that scooped water form the canals and poured it into the fields.
What is a shadouf
500
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for this Pharaoh.
Who is Khufu
500
Fell in love with a Roman leader named Caesar. Was not born Egyptian.
Who is Cleopatra
500
The kingdom of Ancient Egypt lasted this many years.
What is 3,000 years