Life in Egypt Flashcards
Giza
a city in Egypt where the Great Pyramid is located
Deir el-Medina
a village built for workers at the Valley of Kings in Egypt
Menes
Legendary Egyptian king who is credited with uniting Upper and Lower Egypt
Manetho
Egyptian priest and advisor who began keeping records for ancient Egyptian kings
Khufu
Egyptian pharaoh for whom the Great Pyramid of Giza was built
Hatshepsut
Queen of ancient Egypt who proclaimed herself pharaoh and ruled during the new kingdom
Akhenaten people
Egyptian ruler who changed his name from Amenhotep IV and called for the worship of one god, Aton
unify
to unite, combine or bring together
pharaoh
in ancient Egypt a God-King
heiroglyphics
a form of writing based on pictures
pyramid
a large stone building to serve as a house for the dead
mummy
a preserved dead body
economy
the way people use and manage recources
Rosetta Stone
a stone on which a passage was written in three languages: Greek, Egyptian heiroglyphics, and a form of ancient Egyptian cursive writing.
