Ancient Egypt Flashcards
To ancient Egyptians, the Pharaoh was this god on earth
Horus
Queen Hatshepsut’s accomplishments were nearly all erased by
Thutmose III
In the afterlife Osiris weighed one heart against this
A feather
Inundation refers to
The annual flooding of the Nile
The narmer pallete was used to
Decorate a god with makeup
Narmer is best known for
Uniting upper and lower Egypt
A cataract is
A waterfall
What pyramid has the first successful corbelled ceiling
Red pyramid
Akhenaten is best known for
The introduction of monotheism
Queen Hatshepsut organized an historic expedition to
Punt
Egyptian boats were constructed in this way
Skin first and held together with ropes reeds and wood
The three scripts on the Rosetta Stone are
Demotic, Greek, and hieroglyphic
The Pharaohs crown was passed in this way
King to brother to kings son
Egypts last great pharaoh
Ramses II
Goddess of magic. Mother of Horus
Isis
Invaders who ended the Middle Kingdom
Hyksos
Last pharaoh of ancient Egypt
Cleopatra
A talk spire topped with gold
Obelisk
Greek conqueror of Egypt
Alexander the Great
Pyramid inventor
Snefru
What major crops were grown near the Nile
Wheat and flax
Who united the two lands of Egypt around 3100 bc
Menes
Defined bureaucracy
System of government that includes departments and levels of authority
What did the vizier do
Supervise the government
