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Chapter2 bvick

Chapter 2 - Egypt

TermDefinition
Embalming process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person’s body after death
Mummy body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen
Pyramid huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians to serve as a tomb
Tribute payment made by one group or nation to another to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection
Incense material burned for its pleasant smell
Savanna grassy plain
Egypt ancient civilization in north east Africa
Sahara the largest desert in the world; desert in North West Africa
Narmer also known as Menes; king that united upper and lower Egypt
Giza place of the great pyramids
KingKhufu pharaoh who build the Great Pyramid
Thebes capital of the Middle Kingdom
Ahmose drove the Hyksos out of power this started the period of the New Kingdom
Hatshepsut queen that focused on trade
Thutmoses ruler after Hatshepsut that focused on conquest
Akhenaton also known as Amenhotep; made Egypt a monotheistic country
Tutankhamen boy king; tomb discovered by Howard Carter in 1922
RamsesII “the Great”; known for his building programs; some claim he is the pharaoh that is mentioned in the Bible
Kashta Kushite king
Piye founded a dynasty that ruled both Egypt and Napata
cataract steep rapids formed by cliffs and bolders in a river
delta area of fertile soil a the mouth of a river
papyrus reed plant of the Nile Valley, used to make a form of paper
hieroglyphics system of writing made up of thousands of picture symbols developed by the ancient Egyptians
dynasty line of rulers from the same family
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