Ancient Egypt Flashcards
Kingdom of ancient egypt that was situated in the nile valley
Upper egypt
Kingdom of ancient egypt that was situated near the nile river delta
Lower egypt
What period in ancient egypt civilization mark starts of the unification of lower and upper egypt
Early dynastic period
Who is the first king of egypt
King mened
The old kingdom of egypt is generally referred to as the
Age of the pyramids or the pyramid age
What is the most egypt’s famous architecture
Pyramid of giza
This is the dynasty period where the first pyramid was built under the leadership of king djoser
Third dynasty
Where the first pyramid build locate
At saqqara
This dynasty marks a new revolution to egyptian architecture
Fourth dynasty
The king who made the three pyramids for him
King sneferu
What are the three pyramids that king sneferu build
Meidum, bent and red pyramid
The great pyramid of giza build under the reign of king _____.
King khufu
The construction of sphinx that was built during the reign of kufusan’s named
Djedefre
What djedefre named himself______ that making him a subordinate of the sun god,ra
Son of Ra
This is the dynasty where there was a shift in religious emphasize with the greater worship of the sun godra in the construction of sun temples alongside pyramid
The fifth dynasty
Due to the rise of priesthood in egypt the kingship powered decline during_____dynasty.
Six dynasty
Commonly referred to as the dark age of the egypts that witnessed political dissonance economic stagnation and cultural transformation following the collapse of the old kingdom
First intermediate period
This period of egypt regarded as a period of renaissance in each ancient egyptian history
Middle kingdom
Who is the pharaoh of the 11 dynasty in the middle kingdom who brought egypt back together bring in the middle kingdom
Mentuhotep II
This period in egypt was characterized by the notable political turmoil and external threats especially from the hyksos and a group of asian rulers
Second intermediate period
This is a kingdom of egypt is frequently seen as the highest point of the ancient egyptian society
New kingdom
The egypt in kingdom coming together again under_____following the removal of the hyksos
Amose I
Called the napoleon of egypt led numerous successful campaigns expanding the empire to its greatest extent
Thutmose III
What are the major contribution of the ancient egypt
Architecture writing system mathematics astronomy religion and belief system
