Ancient Egypt
Nile's ancient civilization
Ancient Egypt is the civilization that flourished along the Nile River in northeastern Africa from roughly 3000 BCE to 30 BCE.
The term evokes pyramids, pharaohs, hieroglyphics, and mummification—cultural achievements that still captivate the modern imagination.
Ancient Egypt fascinates schoolchildren and scholars alike.
In casual use, ancient Egypt sometimes stands for any impressive but long-vanished civilization.
Egyptian boy pharaoh
- RamsesEgyptian royal name
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
- NefertitiEighteenth Dynasty royal wife
Hatshepsut · Khufu · Amenhotep · reign · throne · coronation · crook · flail
Preserving bodies after death
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- canopic jarsFunerary viscera containers
- Book of the DeadEgyptian afterlife guidebook
afterlife · embalming · natron · bandages · amulets · funerary mask · burial chamber · grave goods
Egyptian sun deity
Symbolic picture-based writing
- hieraticRelating to priests
- demoticOf common folk
- papyrusAncient plant-derived writing material
- scribesProfessional document copiers
cartouche · Rosetta Stone · decipherment · inscriptions · stele · pictograms · logograms · ideograms
Successive family rulers
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- scribesProfessional document copiers
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
census · social hierarchy · artisans · craftsmen · trade · commerce · agriculture · urbanization
Apex-topped geometric solids
- GizaEgyptian necropolis plateau
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- Great PyramidAncient Egyptian royal tomb
- templesHoly places or head sides
obelisk · Karnak · Abu Simbel · Valley of the Kings · colossi · pylons · limestone · granite
Large flowing watercourse
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
silt · sediment · papyrus · reeds · lotus · cataracts · Aswan · Luxor
Early Egyptian dynastic period
- Middle KingdomChina's traditional self-designation
- PtolemaicEarth-centered astronomical system
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- archaeologyStudy of physical remnants
excavation · artifacts · chronology · antiquity · Herodotus · unification · decline · conquest
Tutankhamun
Egyptian boy pharaoh
- RamsesEgyptian royal name
- CleopatraEgypt's last pharaoh
- AkhenatenSun-disk-worshipping Egyptian monarch
Nefertiti · Hatshepsut · Khufu · Amenhotep · reign · throne · coronation · crook · flail · double crown
mummification
Preserving bodies after death
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- tombUnderground chamber for remains
- canopic jarsFunerary viscera containers
Book of the Dead · afterlife · embalming · natron · bandages · amulets · funerary mask · burial chamber · grave goods · resurrection
Ra
Egyptian sun deity
Anubis · Seth · Thoth · Bastet · Hathor · Amun · Nut · ankh · scarab · Eye of Horus
hieroglyphics
Symbolic picture-based writing
scribes · cartouche · Rosetta Stone · decipherment · inscriptions · stele · pictograms · logograms · ideograms · reed pen
dynasty
Successive family rulers
- pharaohAncient Egyptian ruler
- bureaucracyRigid administrative system
- scribesProfessional document copiers
taxation · census · social hierarchy · artisans · craftsmen · trade · commerce · agriculture · urbanization · law
pyramids
Apex-topped geometric solids
- GizaEgyptian necropolis plateau
- SphinxMythic creature posing puzzles
- Great PyramidAncient Egyptian royal tomb
temples · obelisk · Karnak · Abu Simbel · Valley of the Kings · colossi · pylons · limestone · granite · sandstone
river
Large flowing watercourse
- deltaSymbol denoting variation
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
- inundationOverwhelming surge of water
irrigation · silt · sediment · papyrus · reeds · lotus · cataracts · Aswan · Luxor · Nubia
Old Kingdom
Early Egyptian dynastic period
- Middle KingdomChina's traditional self-designation
- PtolemaicEarth-centered astronomical system
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
archaeology · excavation · artifacts · chronology · antiquity · Herodotus · unification · decline · conquest · annals
- ancient civilizationsSumer, Aztecs, Persia, Rome, Incas
- Former StatesPrussia, Czechoslovakia, Austria-Hungary, Soviet Union, Byzantine Empire
- River CivilizationsMesopotamia, Indus Valley, Yellow River, Yangtze, Tigris-Euphrates
- historical wayspioneer life, frontier life, village life, nomadic life, pastoral life
- Beer OriginsGermany, Belgium, Czech Republic, Ireland, England
- historical erasStone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Middle Ages, Renaissance
Ancient Egyptmodern Egypt
Current North African state
contemporary era · 21st century · digital age · space age · industrial era
Ancient EgyptInca Empire
Pre-Columbian Andean state
Mesopotamia · Ancient Greece · Nubia · Assyria · Ancient Rome
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