ss Unit 2, Chapter 3, Lesson 2
Terms
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- pharaoh
- in ancient Egypt, a god-king
- pyramids
- a large stone building to serve as a house for the dead
- unify
- to unite, combine, or bring together
- Akhenaten
- Egyptian ruler who changed his name from Amenhotep IV and called for the worship of one god, Aton
- Giza
- a city in Egypt where the Great Pyramid is located
- Deir el-Medina
- a village built for workers at the Valley of the Kings in Egypt
- economy
- the way people use and manage resources
- Menes
- c. 3150 B.C. legendary ancient Egyptian king who is credited with uniting Lower and Upper Egypt
- Khufu
- c. 2600 B.C. Egyptian pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid at Giza was built
- hieroglyphics
- a form of writing based on pictures
- mummy
- a preserved dead body
- Hatshepsut
- reigned c. 1498 B.C. - 1483 B.C. queen of ancient Egypt who proclaimed herself pharaoh and ruled during the New Kingdom
- Rosetta Stone
- a stone on which a passage was written in three languages; Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and a form of Egyptian cursive writing
- Manetho
- c. 300B.C. Egyptian priest and advisor who began keeping records of the ancient Egyptian kings