Pharaohs
Unified Lower and Upper Kingdoms of Egypt
Narmer
Sun God
Ra
Capital of Egypt during Old Kingdom
Memphis
Periods between the Old Middle and New Kingdoms filled with turmoil and political instability
Intermediates
Three classes of Egyptian Social Pyramid
Upper Middle and Lower
Plant used to make paper
Papyrus
Builder of the Great Pyramids
Khufu (Cheops)
God of the Underworld
Osiris
Capital of Egypt during the New Kingdom
Thebes
Group that conquers Lower Egypt during Middle Kingdom
Hyksos
Important Roles of Families (Name at least 2)
Answers Vary
Ancient Egyptian Language
Hieroglyphics
Established religion under monotheistic god
Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)
Goddess of the underworld
Area of the river filled with rocks that create dangerous rapids
Cataracts
Group that overtakes Kushites as a result of their advanced iron weaponry
Assyrians
Who was included in the Lower Class?
Farmers Herders and Slaves
Tool used to transport water in the Nile
Shadoof
Builds famous temple and makes treaty with the Syrians
Ramesses II
Monotheistic god seen as embodiment of the sun's disc
Aton
Delta
Ramesses II conquers this area that is home to Israelites
Canaan
Who was included in the Upper Class? (Name at least Three)
Pharaoh
Priest
Vizier
Noble
Government official
Bureaucrat
Reestablishes old religion of Egypt
King Tut
God of War and Sky
Horus
Original capital of Kingdom of Kush
Napata
Pharaoh who tries to erase records of Hatshepsut because she was a woman
Thutmose III
Who was included in the Middle Class? (Name 4)
Artisans
Scribes
Merchants
Soldiers
Things made out of Papyrus (Name at least 4)
Rope
Paper
Sandals
Rafts
Baskets
Restores temples and monuments and strengthens Egyptian trade with Phoenicians
Hatshepsut
God of Learning
Thoth
Capital of Kush established around 540 BC known for its trade
Meroe
Kushite King who captures Egypt around 730 BC
King Piye
Role of a Vizier (Name at least two things)
Supervise Activities
Serve as Chief Minister
Collection of Taxes and Tributes
Explain the mummification process (Include at least 4 specific details)
Answers will Vary
Completes fathers conquest of reconquering land from Asian tribe during the Middle Kingdom
Ahmose
God of River and Water
Hapi
Waterway connecting the Nile River and Red Sea built during the Middle Kingdom
Ancient Suez Canal
Pharaoh who reunified Egypt following period of turmoil and starts the golden age of the Middle Kingdom
Mentuhotep II
What percentage of their harvest were farmers expected to pay in taxes?
60
Roles of Temples in the New Kingdom (Name at least 2)
Banks
Granaries
Workshops