3.2 Flashcards
a city in Egypt where the Great Pyramid is located
Giza
a village built for workers at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt
Deir el-Medina
Legendary ancient Egyptian king who is credited with uniting Lower and Upper Egypt
Menes
Egyptian priest and advisor who began keeping records of the ancient Egyptian King
Manetho
Egyptian pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid at Giza was bulit
Khufu
Queen of ancient Egypt who proclaimed herself pharaoh and ruled during the New Kingdom
Hatsheput
Egyptian ruler who changed his name from Amenhotep IV and called for the worship of one god
Akhenaten
to unite, combine, or bring together
unify
in ancient Egypt, a god-king
pharaoh
a form of writing based on pictures
hieroglphics
a large stone building to serve as a house for the dead
pyramid
a preserved dead body
mummy
the way people use and manage resources
economy
a stone on which a passage was written in three languages: Greek, Egyptian, hieroglyphics, and a form of Egyptian cursive writing
Rosetta Stone