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Ancient Egypt Cards
Ancient Egypt Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Theocracy | A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority |
Rosetta Stone | The key to understanding hieroglyphics |
Hieroglyphics | Form of ancient writing that used pictures and symbols |
Dynasty | Family of rulers whose right to rule is hereditary |
Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
Monotheism | Belief in one god |
Mummification | Process of preserving the body after death with chemicals |
Empire | Form of government that unites different territories and people under one ruler |
Papyrus | Paper made from the stem of a plant |
Pharaoh | Title for an Egyptian ruler; means “Great House” |
Scribes | Clerks who read and wrote hieroglyphics |
Caravans | Groups of people traveling together for safety over long distances |
Hyksos | Group of advanced people who took control of Egypt with their scimitars and chariots |
Menes | First Egyptian pharaoh; united Upper and Lower Egypt (Old Kingdom) |
King Tutankhamen | Young boy pharaoh whose tomb was found untouched in the "Valley of the Kings". Restored Egypt to polytheism. (New Kingdom) |
Amenhotep IV | Attempted to make Egypt monotheistic by banning all the Egyptian gods accept the sun god (New Kingdom) |
Cleopatra | Woman pharaoh who tried to reunite Egypt but failed and the Roman Empire took over (New Kingdom) |
Mentuhotep | Pharaoh who creates two national work projects to create farm land and new transportation routes (Middle Kingdom) |
Thutmose III | Step-son of the first female pharaoh who ruled in the New Kingdom (New Kingdom) |
Hatshepsut | First female pharaoh (New Kingdom) |
Ramses II | Called “The Great”. He built many temples and monuments |