7th Grade SS CH 11 Ancient Egypt

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

Specialty treated bodies wrapped in cloth are known as mummies.

long lasting paper like material made from reeds

Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him

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

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

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

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

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

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

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

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

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

Pharaoh who fought the Hittites for many years

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

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

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

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

Who were people from rich and powerful families?

In Egyptian art, _______ were shown as realistic.

Kingdom of South Egypt

tall, four sided pillar that is pointed on top

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

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

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

Dressed as a man and called herself King

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

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

Egypt's first Pharoah

Hieroglyphics is the ______form of writing

rapids along a river

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

Most people in Egypt ____.