Chapter 3 lesson 2 Flashcards
Giza
A city in Egypt where the Great Pyramid is located.
Deir el-Midina
A village built for workers at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
Menes
Legendary ancient Egyptian king who is credited with uniting Lower and Upper Egypt.
Manetho
Egyptian priest and adviser who began keeping records of the ancient Egyptian kings.
Khufu
Egyptian pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid at Giza was built.
Hatshepsut
Queen of ancient Egypt who proclaimed herself pharaoh and ruled during the New Kingdom.
Akhenaten
Egyptian ruler who changed his name from Amenhotep IV and called for the worship of one God, Aton.
unify
To bring together.
pharaoh
In ancient Egypt, a god king.
hieroglyphics
A form of writing based on pictures.
pyramid
A large stone building to serve as a house for the dead.
mummy
A persevered dead body.
economy
The way people use and manage resources.
Rosetta Stone
A stone on which a passage was written in three languages: Greek,Egyptian hieroglyphics, and a form of Egyptian cursive writing.