Life in Egypt 3.2 Flashcards
A city in Egypt where the Great Pyramids is located; 30 degrees North, 31 degrees East
Giza
A village built for workers at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt.
Deir el-Medina
3150 B.C. Legendary ancient Egyptian king whi is credited with uniting Lower and Upper Egypt.
Menes
300 B.C. Egyptian priest and advisor who began keeping records of the Egytian kings.
Manetho
2600 B.C. Egyptian Pharoah for whom the Great Pyramid at Giza was built.
Khufu
Reigned c. 1498 B.C.-1483 B.C. Queen of ancient Egypt who proclaimed herself pharoah and ruled during the New Kingdom.
Hatshepsut
Egyptian ruler who changed his name from Amenhot IV and called for the worship of one god, Aton.
Akhenaten
To unite, combine, or bring together.
Unify
In ancient Egypt, a god-king.
Pharoah
A form of writing based on pictures.
Hieroglyphics
A large stone building as a house to serve the dead.
pyramid
A perserved dead body.
mummy
The way people use and manage resources.
economy