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Topic 2;4 Ancient Egypt

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siltlayer of rich soil from river water
cataracta waterfall
deltatriangular area of marshlands found at the mouth of a river
dynastyruling family
pharaohtitle of an Egyptian leader that literally means great house
vizierchief minister to the pharaoh who supervised the business of government
papyrusa plant that grows along the Nile that Egyptians used to make a paper like writing material
decipherdecode
Ramses IIthe last powerful Egyptian pharaoh during the New Kingdom who extended Egypt to its greatest size He made a truce with the Hittites and built many large public works
Amon Recheif sun god of the Egyptians
OsirisEgyptian god who ruled the underworld and was god of the Nile
IsisEgyptian goddess & wife of Osiris she is seen as patron to women
Great Pyramids of Gizatombs of the pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom
mummificationthe preservation of the human body at death so that an individual could use their body in the afterlife
hieroglyphicsa form of picture writing used by the Egyptians
demotica simpler form of Egyptian writing for everyday use
Menesfirst Egyptian king to unite Upper and Lower Egypt
Hyksosforeign invaders of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom they drove horse drawn war chariots
Hatshepsuta powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom who encouraged trade and peace during her reign
Akhenatona powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom who favored the sun god Aton over Amon Re
Rosetta Stonediscovered in the 1800s by Jean Champollion this object had the same message carved in three different forms of script
red landsun-baked desert land
black landfertile land along the Nile
Thutmose IIIHatshepsut's stepson who took the throne after her reign and extended Egypt's borders to it's greatest extent at that time
Nefertitiwife of Akenaton who shared power during his reign
Tale of Sinuhefolk tale of the wanderings of an Egyptian official forced to flee into what is today Syria
Valley of the Kingsdesert area where many New Kingdom pharaoh's pyramids were built
ideogramwritten character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating sounds used to say it
Jean CampollionFrench scholar who deciphered the Rosetta stone
Howard CarterBritish archaeologist who uncovered King Tutenkhamen's tomb
Tutankhamenminor king of Egypt whose tomb was discovered intact by Howard Carter
Nubiakingdom to the south of Egypt that was conquered by Egypt during the New Kingdom and later conquered Egypt
Old Kingdomtime period of Egyptian history from 2575 to 2130 BC a period of great power during which the pyramids of Giza were built
Middle Kingdomtime period Egyptian history from 1938-1630 BC a period of turbulence and corruption in which Egypt expanded trade and drained delta land for more farmland
New Kingdomtime period of Egyptian history from 1539 to 1037 BC a period of powerful pharaohs who extended Egypts size and power to its greatest extent


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