Important Terms
Trade with a country's neighbors
What is commerce?
My rule was focused on war and battles
Who is Ramses II?
The burial place of early rulers
What are tombs?
This part of Egypt supported farming
What is Black Land?
These were the highest rulers of Egypt who based their authority on religion
Who are pharaohs?
A warrior pharaoh who was Egypt’s greatest builder
Who is Ramses II?
A preserved a body, through which Egyptians learned about human anatomy
What is a mummy?
The reason why pharaohs held the highest place in society
What was they were rulers whom the people considered god-kings?
The difference between the Black and Red Lands
What was the Red Land was desert and the Black Land was for farming?
This part of Egypt was a hot and burning desert
What is Red Land?
People who practice a trade or handicraft and sell goods and services
Who are artisans and merchants?
A skilled worker who practices a trade or craft
Who is an artisan?
A statue of a god or person made of clay, stone, or other materials
What is sculpture?
Reasons why the invention of paper was important
What are
- easier for scribes to write
- lighter than stone
- lasted forever?
The Egyptian god of the underworld
Who is Osiris?
The belief the Egyptians had about their gods and goddesses
What is they controlled every part of their daily lives?
The people who helped the pharaoh govern Egypt
Who are nobles, priests, and officials?
The king who united Upper and Lower Egypt
Who is Menes?
Rocky rapids in the Nile River
What are cataracts?
The reason why rituals and ceremonies were important duties for pharaohs
What was they believed the rituals helped the Nile River flood each year?
This was developed to predict the flooding of the Nile by measuring time through moon cycles
What was calendar?
The item a ruler wore to show Upper and Lower Egypt were united
What is a red and white crown?
The job of scribes
What is keep written records of the government and temple?
A female pharaoh who made Egypt strong through trade
Who is Hatshepsut?
Soil deposited at the mouth of a river
What is delta?
Reason the heart was left in the body during mummification
What is to lead the person into the afterlife?
What Egyptians used to write on
What is papyrus?
A source of food for the Egyptians
What is the Nile River?
The people on the bottom of the social order
Who are slaves, servants, and farmers?
A religious ceremony so that Nile River would flood
What is a ritual?