Vocab for Ancient Egypt
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- Meroe
- A capital of the ancient kingdom of Kush. This city was known for their iron working.
- Cleopatra
- Egyptian queen who used romance to form an alliance with Rome. She was often called "the queen of the NIle".
- Amenhotep
- Pharaoh of Egypt. Introduced polytheism to Egypt, he wanted people to only worship the god Aton.
- Napata
- A capital of the ancient kingdom of Kush. This city was known for their pyramids in which to bury their kings.
- Jean Francois Champollion
- Frenchman and Egyptologist who studied the Rosetta Stone and in 1821 became the first person to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics.
- Tutankhamen
- Chosen to be pharaoh at 9 years old and died 9 years later. During his brief rein as pharaoh, his ministers restored the old religion of Egypt. He was buried in a solid-gold coffin.
- Nubia/Kush
- Where the kings Piye and Kashta where from. This country was located in the present day countries of Sudan and Ethiopia.
- Edicts
- A command given by a ruler.
- Rosetta Stone
- A stone found near Rosetta in 1799, with Egyptian hieroglyphics and Greek translations next to them. The stone proved to be the key to understanding Egyptian writing.
- Kerma
- A capital of the ancient kingdom of Kush. This city was known for its delicate pottery.
- Natron
- A mineral often used in the mummification process to embalm the body.
- Imhotep
- Royal architect of Egypt who built Pharaoh Zoser's step pyramid.
- Two Lands
- Upper and Lower Egypt before they were united together.
- Dynasty
- A series of rulers form the same family.
- Hyksos
- Western Europeanists that ruled Egypt for about 100 years.
- Great Sphinx
- Is a half-human, half-lion statue in Egypt and is the earliest known monumental sculpture.
- Hatshepsut
- Pharaoh of Egypt who on the death of her husband, Thutmose II, became pharaoh for her son Thutmose III. Married her half-brother. Her step son destroyed all of her statues when she died.
- Piye & Kashta
- Kings of Kush captured Upper and Lower Egypt.
- Thutmose 3
- Son of Thutmose 2. He was a great military leader that conquered many lands.
- Beeswax
- The yellow to grayish-brown wax secreted by the honeybee for constructing honeycombs. Also used to stuff the mummy's nostrils.
- Book of the Dead
- A collection of ancient Egyptian papyrus books filled with hymns to be used by the soul of the deceased for guidance and protection on its journey to the afterlife.
- King Menes
- He united Upper and Lower Egypt to better defend themselves.
- Trading Network
- A group of buyers and sellers.
- King Narmer
- Pharaoh of Egypt, he is traced to the start of the Egyptian civilization.