history ch 5 Flashcards
Originally connected Asia and Africa
Isthmus of Suez
largest desert
Sahara
longest river
Nile
small states (divisions) of early egyptian history
Nomes
strong rulers of nomes
Pharaohs
Two parts of egypt and where they are
Upper(nile river starts) and Lower Egypt(nile river ends)
United the two states and was the first to rule over a United Egypt
Menes
what is egypt called
“Gift of the Nile”
Longest river in the world
The Nile
Greek historian that called Egypt “gift of the nile”
Herodotus
gave life and shelter to egypt
Water and papyrus plants
triangle shaped area of land in north egypt where most early settlements were located
Nile Delta
written language of Egypt
Hieroglyphics
used Rosetta Stone to interpret hieroglyphics
Jean Francis Champollion
Two capitals of Ancient Egypt
Memphis and Thebes
symbol of egyptian state and society
Pyramid
three classes that a pyramid represent
Pharaoh
Priests and Scholars
Everyone else
the head of government and religion; all officials answered to him; believed he was god incarnate
Pharaoh
schools for boys in egypt
scribal schools
two types of jobs graduates of scribal schools could earn
political or religious jobs
three religions of egypt
humanism (pharaoh), naturalism (animals, nile river), and polytheism(multiple gods)
What were their views on immortality?
They focused on preparing their bodies for the next world
one of the wonders of the world; tomb for pharaohs
The Great Pyramid of Cheops (giza)
one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the ancient world
King Tut’s tomb
