Ancient Egypt Flashcards
capital of Egypt’s Old Kingdom located on the Nile near present-day Cairo
Memphis
an ancient kingdom south of Egypt
Nubia
flows north-east out of Lake Tana
Blue Nile
flows north out of Lake Victoria
White Nile
An ancient kingdom in northeastern Africa conquered by Egypt then later gained independence and flourished
Kush
The ancient capital of the Kingdom of Kush in Upper Nubia
Kerma
the ancient capital of the Kingdom Kush from 300B.C to A.D.300 (same numbers different timing)
Meroe
Egyptian pharaoh; his tomb was discovered in 1922, he was nine years old when he came into power, his name means living image of Aton, AKA Boy King, when his father died he took over, died a nineteen
King Tut
a group of people who ruled for about a century ( 100 years )
Hyksos
a king that united upper and lower Egypt, the first Pharaoh of the first dynasty
Menes
Extended the borders of egypt, Builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Khufu
the first person figured out how to read hieroglyphics, fingered out to decipher the Rosetta Stone
Jean Champollion
he drove out Kukos and reunited Egypt under Ahmose Egypt gained great power
Pharaoh Ahmose 1
a pharaoh who expanded Egypts boundaries in Nubia
Amenhotep 1
one of Egypts greatest Pharaohs, she was a girl, she sponsored most successful trading expeditions brought wealth to her land
Hatshepsut
he created a religion centered on Aton this figure came to be represented as a disk
Akhenaton
ruled for 67 years from 1304 B.C. 1237 B.C. pharaoh during the Egypt Golden age, built more monuments than any other pharaohs
Ramses 2
he was king of Kush, invaded Egypt and conquered the city of Memphis and Eventually all of egypt. He became their ruler in 730 B.C
Piye
the God of the Underworld, lord of the dead
Osiris
took care of the dead and represented the jackal
Anubis
the king of the deities and the father of all creation, the top guy, the sun god
Ra
