vocab

Question 1

Papyrus

Answer 1

Paper that is made from a tall plant (reed) that grows in marshes along the Nile River.
Egyptian paper

Question 2

Dynasty

Answer 2

Family of rulers

Question 3

Hieroglyphics

Answer 3

Egyptian system of writing using pictures and symbols

Question 4

Canopic Jars

Answer 4

Jars used by the ancient Egyptians during the mummification process to store and preserve the organs of their owner for the afterlife.

Question 5

Book of the Dead

Answer 5

Collection of spells which helped the spirit reach the afterlife

Question 6

Ka and Ba

Answer 6

Ka - identical twin of a person that appears after death (stays in the tomb)
Ba - spirit of dead person who flies out of tomb and visits family and the gods (must return to the tomb and Ka each night)

Question 7

Afterlife

Answer 7

Belief of an amazing life after death. VERY important to Egyptian religion

Question 8

Mummification

Answer 8

The process of preserving a dead body using oils and cloth/linen so it can be useful in the afterlife.

Question 9

Sarcophagus

Answer 9

Stone coffin for mummies

Question 10

Shadoof

Answer 10

Tool made of a pole with a bucket on one end and weight on the other. Used to help bring water to crops.

Question 11

Nilometer

Answer 11

Instrument to measure the floodwaters in order to predict the Nile’s behavior

Question 12

Vizier

Answer 12

High government official that helps the pharaoh run the government

Question 13

Pharaoh

Answer 13

Part human, part god.
Ruler in Ancient Egypt

Question 14

Sphinx

Answer 14

Creature with the body of a lion, most often with a human head

Question 15

Old Kingdom

Answer 15

● Age of the pyramids
● Djoser created the first step pyramid. Government became
strong.
● The kingdom ended when nomarchs felt more important than Djoser and stopped listening to him, creating a weak government. This along with drought and famine created the
collapse.

Question 16

Middle Kingdom

Answer 16

● Period of Reunification
● Mentuhotep II reunified Upper and Lower Egypt.
● Mentuhotep II wore the double crown of Egypt.
● Canal of the Pharaohs was built (Nile River - Red Sea)
● Improved art and literature
● Amenemhat III had strong army and government
● NO MORE PYRAMIDS
○ Built tombs into cliffs
● Pharaoh’s control began to weaken. Outside invaders, the Hyksos came in and took over

Question 17

New Kingdom

Answer 17

● Golden Age

● It was a time of wealth, prosperity, and power. Gold was mined and pharaohs built many monuments to show their wealth and
power.
● King Ramses II, King Tut and Queen Hatshepsut ruled in this
time period.
● Conquered the most territory
● Ramses II created the world’s first peace treaty
● Wars, combined with severe drought and famine, caused unrest throughout Egypt. Corruption and internal fighting eventually ended the kingdom.