7th Grade SS CH 11 Ancient Egypt

The Third dynasty began the period in Egyptian History called the Old Kingdom.

Historians & Archaeologists did not know hieroglyphics existed until the Rosetta Stone. 

In Egyptian art, _______ were shown as realistic.

_____ called the Nile the 'Gift of Egypt' because it brought life and fertility to the region.

Hieroglyphics is the ______form of writing

Imaginary creature with the body of a lion & head of a human or another animal

Dressed as a man and called herself King

Slaves in Egypt had some legal rights and could sometimes earn their freedom.

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him

Pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years

Egypt's __________ of distant lands was the biggest contributor in the growth of their trade.

Ramses the Great is best known as a great _________ and builder.

Kingdom of South Egypt

tall, four sided pillar that is pointed on top

___ was part of the human body; Egyptians believed left after they died & became a spirit.

If crops failed and ______ struck, the pharaoh's were blamed because they were both ruler &god.

Most people in Egypt ____.

It was a ____ job to write down religious and literary works.

The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for countries to invade Europe.

Egyptians built their pyramids to be grand &spectacular bc they reflected the _____ importance.

Specialty treated bodies wrapped in cloth are known as mummies.

Egypt was called the gift of the Nile because the Nile never flooded the land around it.

The __ helped historians decipher old Egyptian text bc it included new Egyptian text and Greek.

long lasting paper like material made from reeds

Many people settled near the ____________ because the area was well suited for farming.

The _____ kingdom was when a powerful Pharaoh reunited all of Egypt.

A _____- formed at the mouth of the Nile River.

Egyptian _____ show upper bodes straight on, while head and legs are seen from the side.

Egypt's first Pharoah

Pharaoh's filled their tombs w fancy things bc they thought they could take them with them in_.

rapids along a river

Who were people from rich and powerful families?

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes