chapter 3 Flashcards
an ancient kingdom and later a modern country in northeastern africa
Egypt-
the river that flows from Central Africa through Egypt; the longest river in the world
Nile River-
a device made from a long pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other used to dip water out of the nile river
Shadoof-
a fan shaped area of fertile land at the mouth of a river
Delta-
a device used to measure the Nile’s water level
Nilometer-
a line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family
Dynasty-
a ruler of egypt
Pharoh-
a large tomb constructed on a rectangular base with four sloping triangular sides
Pyramid-
the largest of the three pyramids in the valley of Giza; built for the pharaoh Khufu
Great Pyramid-
paper made from the stems of the papyrus plant
Papyrus-
a system of writing made of picture symbols
Hieroglyphics-
an ancient rock stele or monument carved with Egyptian hieroglyphics, Greek, and other script, used as a key to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics discovered in the Egyptian town of Rosetta in 1799
Rosetta stone-
Egyptologist who translated the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone in 1822
Jean- Francois Champollion-
a dead body that has been preserved from decaying
Mummy-
a special container for organs of a dead body
Canopic jar
a stone coffin
Sarcophagus-
an oval shape containing hieroglyphs of a name written inside
Cartouche-
people who invaded Egypt at the beginning of the New Kingdom; their technology included bronze & iron weapons & horse drawn chariots
Hyksos-
Queen of Egypt; ruled during the New Kingdom
Hatshepsut-
Became the ruling pharaoh of Egypt after Queen Hatshepeut’s death
Thutmose III-
Pharaoh of Egypt at the age of nine; died around age eighteen or nineteen; sometimes referred to as King Tut; known for his tomb of treasures
Tutankhamun-
Archaeologist who discovered and cataloged Tutankhamun’s tomb
Howard Carter-
One of the last pharaohs of Egypt; also called Rameses the Great
Ramses II-
a triangle shaped diagram that shows the social structure of a society
Social pyramid-
a large ornament worn on a necklace and thought to protect the wearer from evil spirits
Amulet-
pharaoh during the new kingdom; tried to change the Egyptians beliefs about many gods & believed there was only one god, Aten,
Akhenaten-
an ancient land along the Nile stretching from just south of Egypt to Khartoum in present-day Sudan
Kush-
a script language developed by the people of Kush
Meroitic-
the man made dam across the Nile River that formed Lake Nasser
Aswan High Dam-
The man made lake formed by the Aswan High Dam
Lake Nasser-
