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Chapter 2 Study Guide Isis - Represented loyal wife and mother, ruled the underworld with her husband Osiris Thebes - Capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom Khufu - Built the Great Pyramid at Giza Upper Egypt - South of the Nile River Delta Cataracts - Wild rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs, natural barrier that protected Egypt in the south. Hyksos - Western Asian people who conquered Egypt Kemet - Egyptian name for Egypt, means ‘the Black Lands’ Memphis - Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom Ramses II - Greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs Savannas - Grasslands south of Egypt Pharaoh - Believed to be the son of Re, the sun god Pyramid - Entrance always faced north Nile - World’s longest river Hapi - Goddess who ruled the Nile River Hatshepsut - Female pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy Sahara - Largest desert in the world Papyrus - Used in papermaking Middle Kingdom - Golden age of prosperity, achievement, and stability in Egypt The Great Pyramid - tallest building in the world for 4,000 years Narmer – Also known as Menes, he united Upper and Lower Egypt Dynasty – A line of rulers that passes power from father to son. Gentle and dependable – The Nile River’s flooding could be described as Gentle and Dependable Embalming- Egyptian invention to prevent the pharaoh’s body from decomposing Rooftops – The place where Egyptian families spent time together Ahmose – The king who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt Flax, wheat, and barley – The main crops grown by the Egyptians were flax, wheat, and barley Lower Egypt – The land around the Nile River Delta The Book of the Dead – A collection of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife Re – The chief god of the Egyptians Iron Ore Deposits – The reason the Kushites moved their capital to Meroe Amenhotep – Pharaoh that tried to give the Egyptians a new religion Fertile Soil and Surveying – Two results of the Nile River’s flooding Tribute – Forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples Napata – Capital of Kush, located on a trade route Mummy – An embalmed body wrapped in cloth strips Nubia – Name given by the Egyptians to the area of the world known today as Sudan Iron weapons, Tools, Ivory, Gold, Incense – All of these are goods for which the Egyptians trades.
