Chapter 7 Flashcards
(35 cards)
How much power did pharaohs have in the old kingdom
Absolute power
How much power did pharaohs have in the middle kingdom
Less power than the old kingdom
How much power did pharaohs have in the new kingdom
All powerful
What did they develop in the old kingdom
Strong central government
What did people in the Middle Kingdom develop
Culture,art,literature,painting,and sculpture
What did people in the new kingdom develop
Milliitary strength
What where the kings expected to be in the old kingdom
Gods on earth
What where kings expected to be in the Middle Kingdom
Good and wise rulers
Where where pharoahs in the old kingdom buried
Stone pyramids
What happened to the pyramids the pharaohs were buried in
They were robbed by bandits
Where where pharoahs tombs buried in the Middle Kingdom
Hidden tombs all over Egypt
Where were pharoahs in the new kingdom buried
The vally of the kings
What was Egyptian religion
Polytheistic
What where. The social classes in Egypt from least to greatest
Lower class,middle class,ruling class and pharaoh
What was Egyptian writing called
Hieroglyphics
What did they write hieroglyphics on
Papyrus
What did Egyptians believe in
An afterlife
What did Egyptians do to prepare the body for the afterlife
The mummification process
What did the Egyptians make
Geometry,astronomy,and medicine
Who was queen hasheput
The first female pharaoh
How did queen hatshput become pharaoh
By claiming leadership after her her husband’s death
What was one weird thing queen hasheput do
Dress like a man and wear a fake beard