Chapter 5: Egypt, The Gift of the Nile Flashcards
What is the second largest continent?
Africa
What once connected Africa and Asia?
Isthmus of Suez
What is the most ancient name for Egypt?
Mizariam
What was the name of the small Egyptian states?
nomes
Who were the strong rulers of Egypt?
pharaohs
Who was the first pharaoh of all Egypt?
Menes
When was Egypt the greatest and most magnificent power of the ancient world?
Exodus of Israel
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
What is the Egyptian system of writing called?
hieroglyphics
What was the most important Egyptian work?
Book of the Dead
What were the two most important Egyptian cities?
Memphis and Thebes
What means city of the dead?
necropolis
Who found the Rosetta Stone?
Napoleon’s men
Who deciphered the Rosetta Stone?
Champollion
What best symbolizes Egyptian society?
the pyramid
What massive pyramid is one of the wonders of the world?
Great pyramid of Cheops
What is the preservation of the bodies of the dead?
mummification
When did Egypt achieve their greatest accomplishments?
Old Kingdom
Who were three outstanding monarchs of the Old Kingdom
Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure
Who paved the way for the Middle Kingdom and the Twelfth Dynasty?
King Menthuhotep
Who brought the Middle Kingdom to an end?
the Hyksos
Who founded the New Kingdom?
Ahmose I
Who was the female pharaoh of Egypt?
Hatshepsut
What is the other name for the New Kingdom?
Egyptian Empire
Who extended the Egyptian border?
Thutmose III
Who was possibly pharaoh during the exodus?
Amenhotep II
Who was the most outstanding pharaoh?
Ramese II
What was the most important city in Alexander the Great’s empire?
Alexandria
What is the Greek version of the Old Testament called?
Septuagint
Who established an Hellenistic Dynasty in Egypt?
Ptolemy
What city became the center of Egyptian life during the Middle Ages?
Cairo
