Ancient Egypt-Hartland Study guide with complete
solution
Joined Upper and Lower Egypt
King Menes in 3000 B.C.E.
Metal used in Old Kingdom
copper
Created the Great Pyramid
Khufu
Capital of Egypt in the Old Kingdom
Memphis
Capital during in the Middle Kingdom
Thebes
During the Middle Kingdom this region was conquered
Nubia
Papyrus
Water plant used for Egyptian writing.
New Kingdom is also known as...
The Golden Age
Egypt expands during the new kingdom to....
Palestine and Syria in Mesopotamia
The "Boy King" pharoah ~ New Kingdom
King Tut
Female pharoah of the new kingdom who was nearly erased from history
Hatshepsut
Important New Kingdom Pharoah who created Abu-Simbel
Ramses II
Foreign Invaders during Ramses II reign
The Hittites
Second in command after the Pharoah
Vizier
Djoser's Vizier- known for his deception to the Pharoah
Imhotep
Rosetta Stone
-used to decipher Hieroglyphics- found in 1822. The Greek was deciphered then they
were able to decipher the demotic which enabled them to dicipher hieroglyphs
Cartouche
A circle around symbols hieroglyphs to show a name.
pharaoh
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
pyramid
A large, triangular stone monument, used in Egypt and Nubia as a burial place for the
King. The largest pyramids, erected during the Old Kingdom near Memphis with stone
tools and compulsory labor, reflect the Egyptian belief that the proper and spectacular
burial of the divine ruler would guarantee the continued prosperity of the land.
solution
Joined Upper and Lower Egypt
King Menes in 3000 B.C.E.
Metal used in Old Kingdom
copper
Created the Great Pyramid
Khufu
Capital of Egypt in the Old Kingdom
Memphis
Capital during in the Middle Kingdom
Thebes
During the Middle Kingdom this region was conquered
Nubia
Papyrus
Water plant used for Egyptian writing.
New Kingdom is also known as...
The Golden Age
Egypt expands during the new kingdom to....
Palestine and Syria in Mesopotamia
The "Boy King" pharoah ~ New Kingdom
King Tut
Female pharoah of the new kingdom who was nearly erased from history
Hatshepsut
Important New Kingdom Pharoah who created Abu-Simbel
Ramses II
Foreign Invaders during Ramses II reign
The Hittites
Second in command after the Pharoah
Vizier
Djoser's Vizier- known for his deception to the Pharoah
Imhotep
Rosetta Stone
-used to decipher Hieroglyphics- found in 1822. The Greek was deciphered then they
were able to decipher the demotic which enabled them to dicipher hieroglyphs
Cartouche
A circle around symbols hieroglyphs to show a name.
pharaoh
A king of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.
pyramid
A large, triangular stone monument, used in Egypt and Nubia as a burial place for the
King. The largest pyramids, erected during the Old Kingdom near Memphis with stone
tools and compulsory labor, reflect the Egyptian belief that the proper and spectacular
burial of the divine ruler would guarantee the continued prosperity of the land.
