Ancient Egypt

Nile river

river in Northern Africa that had regular flooding with the same level and the same time at every year

Nile Delta

river delta that goes from the Nile river into the Mediterranean sea

mastaba

structures with flat roofs made for Egyptian tombs; serve as architectural precursor to pyramids

Amenhotep IV

king of Egypt who encouraged religious reforms, changing the main religion to Atenism

Akhenaten

self name for Amenhotep meaning “effective for the Aten”

Old Kingdom

known as the Age of Pyramids; collapsed due to a drought (irregular Nile flooding)

Middle Kingdom

emerged after political unrest, emergence of the concept of heaving and the weighing of the heart

New Kingdom

beginning of the use of the word “pharaoh”, era in which Amenhotep IV ruled

pharaoh

name for the ruler of Ancient Egypt; term coined in the New Kingdom