Complete List of Terms and Definitions for Ancient Egypt 5

Terms Definitions
Imhotep ...
Shabtis servant statue
Hieroglphics writing system
scribe kept written records
mastabas earliest egyptan tomb
ka person's life force
Hatshepsut first female Egyptian ruler
Deity a god or goddess
embalming to preserve using spices
osirus "god" of the underworld
ankh the Egyptian symbol for life
river technologies irrigation, basins, dams, dikes
Pharoah An Acient Egypt King =D
papyrus A long-lasting paper-like material made from reeds
Blue Nile rougher than White Nile
What empire invented the wheel? Sumer
Nubia East African trading empire that developed south of Egypt on the Nile River
Sphinx Massive monument constructed with the body of a lion with the head of the pharaoh
Red Land Egyptians called desert land this
anubis jackal-headed god of mummification son of osris and nephthyus
Cleopatra beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt
Sphinxes imaginary creatures with bodys of lions and heads of another animal
Nile River Longest river in the world
Rameses longest reigning pharaoh, known as "the Great"
hieroglyphs symbols or pictures used to communicate
Wrote on limestone flakes, pottery, and papyrus
Giza location in Egypt of largest pyramid ever built
Herodotus Greek historian; known as Father of History; called Egypt, The Gift of the Nile
Egypt Located on the northern coast of Africa
pharaoh the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
absolute power Complete control over someone or something
Tutankhamen 1333 B.C.E. youngest pharoh, restored old gods,died early age
Unified Egypt Upper and Lower Egypt brought together.
Rosetta Stone the thing that helped the archaeologists crack the code of Hieroglypic writing, a story written in Hieroglypics, Greek, and a cursive-like Hierolyphic writing
light a ______ heart meant allowed to continue to afterlife
Obelisk a tall, four-sided pillar that is pointed on top.
Tutankhamen (Tutankhamun) Egyptian pharaoh whose tomb yielded an important archaeological find; it had never been found by tomb robbers!
Lower Nubia the region of ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts
The Old Kingdom was around 2600 to 2300 BC.
delta area where a river splits into sperate streams
mastaba a burial chamber with a trapasoude on top of the ground and then the body under
Social pyramid social structure in shape of pyramid, layers representing different social statuses
Upper Egypt one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt
cataract a waterfall (there are many along the Nile River)
third dynasty Period that marked the beginning of the Old Kingdom in Ancient Egypt; main pharaoh is Djosser 2681-2516 bc
New Kingdom Swords and body armor made the Egyptians nearly unbeatable
hieroglyphics system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols
preserved kept in good condition to stop damage or decay
lunar of or relating to or associated with the moon
dynasty a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group:
Who made up the largest group in Egyptian society? Unskilled workers.
Because of Nubia's location between Egypt and Central Africa, it was? A center for trade.
4 old kingdom achievements tomb paintings, calender based on moon&star, Hatshepsut trade expedition, treatments for injurys
old kingdom sphinx and great pyramid are built at Giza
irrigation to supply land with water by means of ditches or channels
tomb a fault, chamber, or grave for a dead person
empire a group of lands and people ruled by one government
Egypt called... "gift of the nile"
~ land outside the valley is desert
Senusret I Who ruled from about 1971 B.C. - 1926 B.C. He built the White Chapel?
when was the religon of islam introduced in egypt and who founded it mohammad in 640 AD
King Tut Known as a boy king because he ruled for 9 years and died before his 20th birthday
What is the river that flows through Egypt? The Nile river
crook and flail a curved stick and whip carried by the pharoah to show his power
Papyrus was used to make what? Paper, sandals, boats, ropes, and paintbrushes.
Priestly class in Egypt They were not as important as in other cultures. Their main purpose in society was to aid in performing rituals to please the gods, yearly rituals, or afterlife rituals.
for what were henna and ocher used for ocher-reddend cheeks and lips henna- redish orgneish plant used to decorate nail palms and soles of your feet
What was the root of the cosmic cycle of death and resurrection? the struggle between Osiris and Set