WORLD HISTORY: Chapter 5: Egypt-The Gift of the Nile

Middle Kingdom

kingdom that began around 2040 BCE

disaster

something that causes harm

New Kingdom

Also known as the "Empire Age"

birth

For Egyptians, what does the sun rising in the east symbolize?

death

For Egyptians, what does the sun setting in the west symbolize?

Menes

God king that conquered lower Egypt and built Memphis

Egpyt

Historians call this "the gift of the Nile"

Nile River

longest river in the world at over 4,000 miles long

mummy

made by wrapping the dead in cloth strips

cubit

measurement that is the length of an arm from the end of the middle finger to the elbow

foreigner

person from another country

tomb

place to bury the dead

wealthy

rich

Rosetta Stone

tablet discovered by Napoleon's Army that had three types of writing

obelisk

tall pointed stone pillar

economy

the system of making and trading things

adopt

to begin to use

unite

to bring together

drain

to draw off water from a swampy or wet place

survey

to measure land

combine

to put together into one

organize

to set up or to get a series of things in order

annex

to take over; to add a piece of land to one's country

delta

triangular shaped area of fertile land

north

which way does the Nile River flow?

King Tutankhamen

"King Tut"; 19 year old pharaoh who died and whose tomb was discovered in tact in 1922

Sphynx

This has the body of a lion and the head of a pharoah

Mediterranean Sea

What body of water does the Nile River flow into?

Greek and Egyptian

What two languages were on the Rosetta Stone?

Giza

Where are the three most famous pyramids located?

caravan

groups of traders that traveled together for safety through deserts

fever

high body temperature

Hyksos

invaded Egypt in 1630 BCE and had horse drawn chariots, bronze and iron weapons, and armor

Hapi

Egyptian river God

Ra

Egyptian sun God

20 years

On average, how long did it take to build a pyramid?

Cleopatra

Queen of Egypt who killed herself to avoid surrendering to the Romans

basin

a bowl like area for storing water

offering

a gift made to a god

hieroglyphics

a kind of picture writing in Egypt

Pharoah

a king or ruler of Egypt.

armor

a metal covering that protects the body in battle

projects

a plan of work; a series of jobs

papyrus

a reed from the Nile used to make paper

scroll

a roll of papyrus

Ikhnaton

became Pharaoh in 1372 BCE. Believed Aton, the sun god, was the only god

New Kingdom

began about 1600 BCE. Time of rule by strong pharoahs

Thutmose III

built army bases and set up an Egyptian navy

Thebes

capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom

Memphis

capital of Egypt during the time of Menes. Built where Upper and Lower Egypt meet.

Cairo

capital of present day Egypt

Pharoah

considered to be both king and priest

loyal

faithful

civil war

fighting between people within their own country

Hatshepsut

first woman pharoah