Approximate date Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt

pharaoh who tried to turn Ancient Egypt into a monotheistic religion

his invasion brought a decline to Ancient Egypt

God of the dead and mummification

Egyptians developed these skills to predict when the Nile would flood

Why did pharaoh's have absolute power?

Fertile land on the banks of the Nile River, created by black silt from flood water

A group of traders traveling together

Rock filled rapids along a river, such as those along the Nile in Egypt

The last Pharaoh/Queen of Egypt, during the during Roman invasion that ended Egyptian civilization

the mouth of a river where it splits into several streams

a series of rulers from the same family

massive structures that were built as tombs for the pharaohs during the Old Kingdom

Located in Giza, next to the Great Pyramids. Created during the Old Kingdom, nose went missing at unknown date.

Regent for Thutmose III

She was the regent for her step son, but she ruled as pharaoh for a long time, increasing trade and protecting from attack

Greek historian who described Egypt as the "Gift of the Nile" because they could not exist without the Nile.

the symbols that were used in the Egyptian writing system

God of the sky and of the pharaohs

time in between the kingdoms, often when there was conflict

a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus

Group of people who were enslaved by the Egyptians, but fled through Sinai Peninsula to Canaan.

famous for his tomb, he ruled at a young age and did not accomplish very much.

Time periods in Ancient Egypt, divided into Old, Middle, and New

the name for the Nile River in the north, location of the Nile Delta.

Egyptians developed this skill because of their work mummifying bodies

Pharaoh who unified upper and lower Egypt.

Belief in a single God

How bodies of the wealthy were preserved to help them in the afterlife

time period when Egypt expanded into an empire beyond the Nile, some of the notable pharaohs were Hatshepsut, Thutmose III, Ramses II

Control extended further south into Upper Egypt and into Phoenicia and Syria.

Very predictable as an annual event, provided the silt for fertile farming along the banks of the river.

time period when most of the massive pyramids were built, during this time period King Menes united Egypt

god of the underworld

A reed that grows along the banks of the Nile River in Egypt. They used it to create a paper-like writing medium

the kings of ancient Egypt

belief if more than one god

god of the sun, half man and half falcon, also known as Amon-Re.

May be one of the greatest New Kingdom pharaohs, directed many building projects

the name the Egyptians gave the desert land beyond the river valley

someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule

object that allowed archeologists to translate hieroglyphics into a language they could understand

rich, fertile soil deposited by a river

Had pharaohs, then priests and government officials, then scribes, merchants, artisans, then farmers and peasants, slaves were at the very bottom.

A system of government in which priests rule in the name of a God

Stepson of Hatshepsut; considered one of the great rulers of the New Kingdom. Great in battle, but merciful to those he defeated.

The southern part of Egypt, home to Nubians. This is where the Nile River starts.

Burial places of the New Kingdom pharaohs

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