Egypt Study Guide

Vocab: 1st female pharaoh with full powers who increased Egypt’s wealth by expanding trade routes and built 100s of obelisks, temples, and statues

Vocab: a type of paper made out of reeds

Vocab: northern part of Egypt

Vocab: the process of preserving a dead body to prevent it from decaying

Vocab: stable time period known for reunification after civil war and rise in art, literature, and architecture

Vocab: most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom who built Great Pyramid in Giza

Vocab: longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible

Vocab: regional governors who often competed with pharaohs for political power 

Vocab:  a stone slab carved with the same message in three languages that helped scholars learn to read hieroglyphics

Vocab: time period known for strong centralized government, economic growth, and construction of pyramids