ancient egypt exam
who was the first female pharoah of egypt
hapsepshut
what time period were the pyramids built
the old kingdom
what direction does the nile flow
north
what is geography
the study of the relationship between people and the enviroment and the land
define old kingdom
the first unified kingdom of egypt time of the pyramids
define middle kingdom
the second kingdom of egyot
define new kingdom
the most recent and third and last kingdom of egypt
define nome
an agricultural or farming distric
define vizier
the pharoahs right hand man
define pharoah
a king-god of ancient egypt
Define thebes
a citt in ancient egypt that served as the capital in the old kingdom and parts of the middle kingdom
define ramses II
A great pharoah of egypt who fought off the hittikes
define ma'at
the goddess of truth, justice and harmony
define cataract
a obstruction in a river that cannot be crossed
define mesopotamia
mesopotamia was an ancient civilization that was very advanced compared to others
define ka
the ka is an ancient god that every pharoah went to after death
define upper egypt
A kingdom before unified egypt south of the nile delta upstream.
define lower egypt
a kingdom before unified egypt and is north and downstream the nile
define memphis
a city in egypt that was once the capital.
define pyramid
a very large structuce that acts as a tomb and temple for the pharoah after death.
define ahhotep
queen of ancient egypt and helped free them from the hyksos
define thutmose III
he was a pharoah of egypt and a great conquerer who expanded their empire.
define menes
the first pharoah of unified egypt and unified it himself created the mixed crown
define mummification
preserving and embalming a body of a person of great power or wealth
define hyksos
they were people from asia who invaded egypt and occupied them for 100 years
define delta
a large area that the nile splits into to feed the mediteranean sea
define dynasty
a sequence of rulers from the same family
define kamose
the last lesder of the old kingdom and fought the hyksos along his wife
define first illness
a great drought affected the niles flooding for many years that caused the collapse of the old kingdom
define second illness
the hyksos invaded egypt and ruled over them for 100 years
define hittites
they were a civilization from modern day turkey and had access to iron which made them very powerful
define sea peopless
they were a group of raiders who disrupted ancient egypt and fought with them
define akhenaten
he was a phariah and the pharoah of king tut
define rosetta stone
the stone that allowed us to debunk and read hieroglyphd
define ammut
hearts would be weighed at death and if the hesrt is not lighter than a feather ammut the crocodile headed beast would devour it
define howard carter
a british egyptologist who discovered king tutenkhamuns tomb
define scribe
was a highly valued individual who had the ability to read and write
define priest
ensured that the heavens and earth were the way the gods intended and did many rituals throughout the day
define valley of the kings
a place that was hidden and pharoahs were buried here to avoid robbers