Sahara- worlds largest desert
Nile-worlds largest river.
Egypt-Home of the nile and sahara( seedbed of African culture)
Mizram-most ancient name of Egypt.
Land of Ham- bible calls Egypt the land of Ham.
Nomes-were states in early egypt.
Pharaohs-were strong rulers
Menes- first pharaoh of Egypt
The gift of the nile- Herodotus called it that
Hieroglyphics-Egyptian written language
Book of the dead-most important egyptian work. Contains prayers to help guide the dude to afterlife.
Memphis-12 miles south of Cairo
Thebes-450 miles south of Cairo.
Necropolis-city of the dead
Pyramid- best cymbolizes egyptain government
Monarchy, theocracy-egypts government (god king)
Humanism- worship of man
Naturalism- worship of nature
Polythism-worship of multiple gods
Egyptian tombs- Man spent much of his time preparing for his tomb. they were houses for the eternal afterlife
Great pyramid of Cheops- one of the 7 wonders of the world. took 100thousand workers almost 20 years to build.
King tut- Egyptian pharoah. died at 18. his tomb was full of treasures.
Mummyfication- preservation of the bodies of the dead.
30 dynasties-Egyptian history is divided into 30.
old kingdom-3-6 dynasties. 3 were important monarchs. (Cheops, Khafre, Menkaure)
Pyramid 0f Giza- was built by Cheops,Khafre,Mendaure
Great sphinx-head of a man,body of a lion and bears the likeness of Khafre
Middle Kingdom-11th dynasty, king mentuhotep, established capitol at thebes
Hyksos-Asiatic warriors that conqured the middle kingdom
Ahmose- drove them out of Egypt.
New Kingdom- 18th-20th dynasty king above
Hatepshut- only woman pharoah, may have been moseses mom
AmenhotepII- tuts son may have been in the exodus
Later new kingdom-RamesesII had the most outstanding monarch.
Alexander the Great- Conqured Egypt in 332 bc
Alexandria- became the most important city in his empire.
Light house of Alexandria- one of the wonders of the world
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