Vocabulary
the highest rulers in Ancient Egypt
Who are the pharaohs?
Egyptians depended on this body of water for drinking, bathing, and growing crops.
What is the Nile River?
During this Kingdom, the Egyptians built magnificent cities and increased trade
What is the Old Kingdom?
The kingdom that brought peace and order to Egypt
What is the Middle Kingdom?
The Egyptian Kingdom that prospered through trade, gained more lands through conquest, and reached the height of its power
What is the New Kingdom?
the northern part of Egypt, where the delta flows into the Mediterranean Sea
What is Lower Egypt?
The widest part of the Nile River
What is the Nile Delta?
The name of the Sun God
Who is Re?
The "Boy King." Took the throne at the age of 9-10.
Who is King Tut?
The first female ruler of Egypt. She expanded Egypt through trade and dressed like a man.
Who is Hatshepsut?
the city where the Great Pyramid is located.
What is Giza?
this man conquered Lower Egypt and married one of Lower Egypt's princesses, which unified the kingdoms. For the first time, all of Egypt was ruled by one king.
Who is Narmer (Menes)?
The name of the River God?
Who is Hapi?
The place where pharaohs were buried after pyramids were no longer used
What are limestone cliffs and/or the Valley of the Kings?
A strong ruler of Egypt. Expanded Egypt by conquering other people.
Who is Thutmose III?
a process that the Egyptians practiced to prevent dead bodies from rotting.
What is mummification?
This ancient farming tool collected water from the Nile River.
What is a Shadoof?
These structures protected the bodies of dead pharaohs from floods, wild animals, and robbers
What are pyramids?
the group of people that invaded Egypt
Who are the Hyskos?
Pharaoh that believed in monotheism?
Who is Amenhotep?
Representatives to the pharaohs
What are envoys?
These THREE physical features protected Egypt from invaders
What are cataracts, deserts, and the Nile Delta?
The largest Egyptian social class. Included farmers, unskilled workers, and enslaved people
What is the Lower class?
Ancient Egyptians traded for wood with these people.
Who are the Phoenicians?
Pharaoh that built temples, conquered new territories, and ruled the longest in Egypt.
Who is Ramses II?