Ancient Egypt Ch 5 L3A

happy

The Egyptians believed robbery kept the buried person from a _________ afterlife.

Pyramid

A structure with four triangular sides that meet at a point.

Pharaoh

A king of ancient Egypt.

Dynasty

A line of rulers from the same family.

step pyramid

A pyramid that has sides that rise in a series of giant steps. The pyramid walls are not smooth.

Step Pyramid

A pyramid whose sides rise in a series of giant steps.

pyramid

A structure shaped like a triangle, with four sides that meet at a point.

80

About _____ years laster, pharaoh Khufu wanted to show the world his greatness by ordering the construction of the largest pyramid ever built.

double crown

After Upper and Lower Egypt was united, its ruler wore the ________ _______.

New Kingdom

After about 100 years, the Egyptians drove out the Hykos and began the _______ ___________.

priests

Because religion was joined with government, ________ had much power and were often high officials in government.

lose

By about 2130 B.C. Egyptian kings began to ______ their power to local rulers of the provinces.

rival, dynasty

During bad times, a _______ might replace pharaoh and start a new _________.

invasions

During the Middle Kingdom, rulers also faced _________ from outside Egypt.

secret

During the New Kingdom, Pharaohs built ________ tombs in the Valley of the Kings.

centralized

Egypt entered a period of change as ___________ rule weakened.

central

Egypt united under a ________ government that ruled for centuries.

pyramids

Egyptians built _______ to honor pharaohs.

Narmer

Legend says King _______ united Upper and Lower Egypt. Some historians think this King actually represents several kings who gradually joined the two lands.

robbery

Egyptians stopped building pyramids due to _______.

flood season

Farmers worked on the Great pyramid during the Nile's _______ ________ when they couldn't plant anything.

unified

For thousands of years, Egypt remained a __________ country ruled by a series of dynasties.

old, middle and new

Historians divided the 30 dynasties into ______ , _________, and _______ kingdoms.

Djoser

In 2630 B.C. King _________ built a much larger pyramid over his tomb called the step pyramid.

several

Inside the pyramids and tombs, like Khufu's Great Pyramid, there were _______ passageways that let to different rooms to confuse robbers.

True

King Djoser's pyramid is the oldest-known large stone structure in the world. (True or False)

30

More than ___ dynasties ruled ancient Egypt.

True

Paintings showed the Pharaoh's enjoying themselves and fighting battles. (True or False)

underground tomb

Pharaoh Khufu proclaimed his glory by being buried in an ___________ ________.

Khufu

Pharaoh ___________ built a huge monument to proclaim his glory.

great house

Pharaoh means ________ _________.

pyramid

Simple tombs were soon replaced with _________.

False

Since pharaoh was seen as a god, the Egyptian government and religion were seen as separate. (True or False)

queens, relatives

Sometimes ________ and other ___________ were buried in other rooms in the pyramid.

monument

Soon, kings wanted __________ built for them to pay tribute to their legacy.

mummies, tombs

TODAY.....Ancient Egypt still fascinate people. Books and movies portray the mystery of ________ and _______.

Egyptian artifacts

TODAY.....people still wear jewelry and use household objects modeled after __________ ___________.

god

The Egyptians believed pharaoh was a _______ and blamed him for hard times.

20,000, 20

The Great Pyramid took an estimated _________ people and almost ___ years to build.

pharaoh

The King of Egypt became known as _______.

2575

The Old Kingdom began around _______ B.C. as the empire gained strength for the first time.

Memphis

The Pharaoh ruled from the capital city of _________.

Middle Kingdom

The __________ ___________was the time when the central government lost power to the provinces.

Giza

The city where the Great Pyramid stood. This city was built for the workers.

2.3

The core of the pyramid was built out of _____ million stone blocks which were cut, pulled up ramps, and dragged into place.

Khufu

The egyptian pharaoh who, about 2,500 B.C ordered the construction of the largest pyramid ever built.

2925

The first dynasty of the Egyptian empire began about ______ B.C.

760

The great pyramid had _____ foot tall sides.

tallest

The great pyramid was the __________ structure built for the nest 4300 years.

The Great Pyramid

The largest pyramid that King Khufu ordered to be built was called _____ _________ __________.

Hykos

The nomadic __________ invaded Egypt (The Middle Kingdom)from the northeast with chariots and better weapons.

succession

The order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne is called ___________.

Succession

The order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne or title.

True

The paintings of the Pharaohs showed head, arms, legs from the side and the pharaoh's body from the front.

mountains

The secret tombs in the Valley of the Kings were hidden in the _________ near the Nile River.

centralized government

The type of government ruled by one main ruler or group.

grave robbers

These people often stole the tombs' treasures, and even mummies.

skilled stonecutters and overseers

These people worked on the Great Pyramid all year long.

furniture, food

Tombs were filled with ________ and __________.

afterlife

Tombs were supposed to be the palace for the pharaoh during his _____________.

The Middle Kingdom

What is the period called when the centralized government started losing its power.

The Middle Kingdom

When Egypt's centralized government of the Old Kingdom started to weaken, the __________ ___________ began.

tombs

______ inside the pyramids held treasures to be used in the afterlife.

wall paintings, sculptures

_______ ___________ and _________ glorified the dead person and the gods. There were sometimes decorated the interior of the pyramid or tomb.

dynasty

a line of rulers from the same family