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6 Hist Ch 3 BJU
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Akhenaton | one pharaoh of the New Kingdom who tried to change the Egyptian beliefs |
| Amenhotep IV | He later changed his name to Akhenaton, abandoned the old system of worship and begin worshiping only one god, Aton. |
| amulet | a necklace or large ornament |
| baskets, boats, and rope | three uses for papyrus |
| canopic jars | special containers for the organs of a dead body |
| cartouche | a name given to shenu symbols |
| delta | a fan shaped area where a river ends |
| dynasty | a line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family |
| Egypt | an area of land in northeastern Africa known as "the Gift of the Nile" |
| food, water, and transportation | three things the Nile river provided for the Egyptians |
| Great Pyramid | the largest of the three pyramids in the valley of Giza which was built for the pharaoh Khufu |
| Hapi | the nickname for the Nile |
| hieroglyphics | ancient Egyptian writing or picture writing |
| Hyksos | the people who took advantage of the neglected borders and swept into Egypt. They also introduced the Egyptians to horse-drawn chariots. |
| iron weapons | gave the Assyrians the advantage to conquer the Kushites |
| Jean-Francois Champollion | was the first to translate a portion of the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone |
| Kush | land along the Nile River to the south of Egypt |
| Kushites | after being conquered by the Egyptians this group adopted their culture and worshiped their gods |
| Meroitic and hieroglyphics | two forms of writing the Kushites used |
| mummy | a dead body that has been preserved from decaying |
| Nile River | the longest river in the world; the water flows from south to north |
| nilometer | a tool used to measure the Nile's water levels |
| ore deposits | The Kushites discovered _____________________________ around the capital at Meroe. |
| papyrus | paper made from the soft sponge-like center of a stem of a plant growing along the Nile |
| pharaohs | rulers in Egypt |
| pyramids | large tombs built by pharaohs with a rectangular base and four sloping triangular sides |
| Queen Hatshepsut | first woman to be a ruler in Egypt |
| Rameses II | the last of the strong pharoahs, who was also wise and kind to his subjects |
| Rosetta stone | a large black stone used as the key for unlocking the Egyptian language |
| sarcophagus | a stone coffin used for mummies |
| shadoof | a long pole with a bucket on one end and a weight on the other |
| shenu | hieroglyphs of a name written inside an oval shape |
| social pyramid | the social structure of ancient Egypt that can be arranged in a triangle-shaped diagram |
| the Saraha desert and the Nile river | two geographic features provided protection for Egypt against invaders |
| they used nearly all of the natural resources | Why did the Kushite civilization decline? |
| Thutmose III | the greatest Egyptian warrior king |
| Tutankhamen (King Tut) | was only nine years old when he became pharaoh of Egypt; is famous for his tomb |
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