Quizlet
or
Familiarize |
Learn |
Test |
|||
Play Scatter |
Play Space Race |
||||
Voice Race |
|||||
 Combine with other sets |
Login to add to Favorites |
| Print: Term List | Flashcards |
Editing not allowed |
| Export |
Deleting not allowed |
| With group: None | |
| HTML link to set: | Tiny link: |
 Share on Facebook |
 Share on MySpace |
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Akhenaton |  aka Amenhotep IV; tried to force monotheism on his people |
| cartouche |  a nameplate for hieroglyphics |
| Rosetta Stone |  Helped archaeologists crack the code of hieroglyphics |
| Ramses II |  signed 1st peace treaty; built many monuments, ruled for 67 yrs |
| sarcophagus |  stone burial box |
| Hatshepsut |  Female pharaoh; developed trade with other nations; strengthened Egypt's borders |
| Tutankhamen | boy king; restored the many gods outlawed by his father |
| Menes | united Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Valley of the Kings |  the place where most pharaohs were buried |
| ankh |  symbol for life |
| theocracy | a government ruled by a god or religious figure |
| Anubis |  the god of embalming and mummification--has head of a jackal; weighed hearts |
| Horus |  falcon-headed god; protector of the pharaohs |
| Osiris | God of the Afterlife--usually shown mummified from the waist down |
| Aten | sun god; preferred god of pharaoh Akhenaton; usually shown as a sun disk with arms for rays |
| crook and flail | symbols of kingship |
| scarab |  dung beetle--symbolized rejuvenation (coming back to life) |
| amulet |  a good luck charm; pharaohs were buried with them |
| papyrus |  plant that grows along the Nile; used to make paper, boats, shoes, etc. |
Some images used in this set are licensed under the Creative Commons through Flickr.com. Click to see the original works with their full license.
This product uses the Flickr API but is not endorsed or certified by Flickr.