Ancient Egypt Flashcards
(44 cards)
What is a pharaoh?
The title used by the rulers of Egypt.
Who was Ramses?
Known as “The Great.” Ruled during the 1200 BC era.
What was an obelisk?
A tall four sided pillar that is pointed on top.
What is engineering?
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
The flooding of the Nile coated the land around it with ________ ?
Rich silt.
Egypt had natural ___________ that made it difficult to invade.
barriers
During the New Kingdom, conquest and trade brought tremendous _________ to the pharaohs.
wealth
In Egyptian paintings, people’s heads and legs were always seen from the ______?
side
What were two reasons the Niles’ flooding was good for the Egyptians?
- It irrigated the Nile’s crops. It laid rich silt which was good for fertilizing the crops.
Name one reason why the Niles’ flooding was bad for the Egyptians.
- It would ruin their crops.
What was the Rosetta Stone?
It was a huge stone slab enscribed with hieroglyphs, which was discovered by Jean France Champollean in 1799.
Who was Horus the God of?
He was the God of the Sky and the pharaohs.
Why was the Rosetta Stone important to scholars?
The Rosetta Stone had Greek and some of the scholars knew Greek so they could understand the hieroglyphs.
Who was King Tut?
He was the Boy King which historians found and helped unlock secrets of Egypt. He also died at age 19.
Who was Howard Carter?
He was the guy who discovered King Tut’s tomb.
Who was Menes?
He was the first Egyptian pharaoh.
What was papyrus?
A long lasting paper like material made from reeds.
Who was Queen Hatshepsut?
She was an Egyptian Queen and she worked to increase trade with places outside of Egypt and ordered many impressive monuments and temples built during her reign. She also dressed like a man because they didn’t think it was right that a girl was a ruler.
Who was the Goddess Bastet?
She was the Cat Goddess.
What is a cataract?
rapids
What is a delta?
A triangle shaped area of land made from soil deposited by a river.
Egyptian temples collected ___________ from both worshippers and the government.
payments
What is a dynasty?
A series of rulers from the same family.
What was the Old Kingdom?
A period in Egyptian history that lasted for about 500 years from about 2700 to 2200 BC.