Chapter 2 & 3

Although the Pharaoh Ramses II tried to maintain the Egyptian Empire's strength, he failed because he was unable to hold out against the

"Sea Peoples"

Egyptian society, with the god-king at the top, was organized like

A pyramid

Polytheism

Belief in many gods

While the Hyksos attacked the Egyptians from horse-drawn chariots, the Egyptian soldiers were limited to...

Donkey carts

During the time of the Middle Kingdom

Egypt experienced a golden age of stability and expansion

What is most unusual about the pharaoh Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was a woman

Having been conquered by the Hyksos was not all bad for the Egyptians because the Hyksos taught the Egyptians

How to make bronze weapons and showed them the advantages of horse-drawn war chariots

Why did the kingdom of Kush become such a successful trading empire

It was rich in natural resources, such as iron, and was located where an important route through the desert crossed the Nile

The Nile Delta is located in

Lower Egypt

Egyptian history is divided into three major periods know as the

Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms

Pyramids

Part of a large complex of buildings dedicated to the dead

Hieroglyphics

System of writing that uses pictures and abstract forms

The development of Egyptians civilization was influenced most powerfully by

The Nile River

Tutankhamen

The boy Pharaoh who restored worship of the old gods in the new kingdom

Nile

The longest river in the world,

Old Kingdom

The period during which the Great Pyramid of King Khufu at Giza was constructed, showing the power of Egyptian pharaohs.

During the New Kingdom, the Egyptian Empire reached it's peak. What was one way they showed it's power

The pharaohs constructed huge magnificent, temples and statues in their own honor

Religion provided the Egyptians with a sense of security, and Egyptian rulers were viewed as

The sole gods to be worshiped in Egyptian society

Why did the Egyptians resist Akenhatens's religious reforms..

They accepted many gods, and did not like the idea of rejecting or destroying them to worship only one god

King Menes was most famous for

Uniting upper and lower Egypt

Dynasty

a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family

Bureacracy

an administrative organization that relies on nonelective officials and regular procedures

Hieratic script, a simplified version of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing was used

for business transactions, record keeping, and the general needs of daily life

Pharaoh

the most common of the various titles for ancient Egyptian monarchs; the term originally meant "great house" or "palace"

Mummification

way in which dead bodies of wealthy Egyptians were preserved from the time of the Old Kingdom