Ancient Egypt Flashcards
memorizing all about ancient Egypt
Geography
Geography
Which way does the Nile river flow?
North
which way is upper Egypt
south
which way is lower Egypt
north
Religion
Religion
what is polytheism
belief in many gods
Hapi is the god of what
The flood god
Osirs is the god of what
The god of afterlife
Horus is the god of what
The sky god
Economy
Economy
what were the main trade goods
Wheat and barley
society
society
who was the top of society
The pharaoh
who was Egypt’s most populated class
farmers and unskilled workers
did women have rights
yes
Achievements
Achievements
what was their form of writing
hieroglyphs
explain Rosetta stone
it was a stone that was split up in 3 sections all telling the same story in 3 different writing styles.
old, middle, and new kingdoms
old, middle, and new kingdoms
old kingdom facts
Nickname: Age
of the pyramids
strong central government
Khufu and the great pyramids
middle kingdom facts
Nickname: period of reunification
many achievements
Senusret l & the white chapel
the new kingdom facts
Nicknames: golden age of Egypt
peace, stability, and power
Hatshepsut- Dayr al- Bahri
Ramses ll- abu simbel
what was the paper called that they wrote on
pupyurus
