A | B |
The only time they built pyramids | Old Kingdom |
Period of order and stability | Middle Kingdom |
Period when Egypt reached its height | New Kingdom |
Egypt became this when they conquered the Hyksos | empire |
Egypt's empire stretched as far east as the.. | Euphrates River |
paths followed by traders | trade routes |
Pharaoh who increased trade with Punt | Hatshepsut |
Pharaoh who fought the Hittites and built temples | Ramses |
the key to understanding hieroglyphics | Rosetta Stone |
Egyptian writing system | Hieroglyphics |
Paper-like material for writing on | papyrus |
the study of the structure of the body and its organs | anatomy |
stone tombs built for a pharaoh's afterlife | pyramids |
triangle shaped fertile land at the mouth of a river | delta |
skilled workers who practice a craft | artisans |
god kings of Egypt | pharaoh |
government ruled by a god or priest class | theocracy |
a series of rulers from the same family | dynasty |
officials chosen by the pharaoh to help run the government | bureaucracy |
a specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation | mummy |
life after death; most important part of Egyptian religion | afterlife |
Pharaoh who united Upper and Lower Egypt | Menes |