Mameluks. Egyptian slave bodyguards who formed 1250-1382 Bahrite, 1382-1517 Burjite dynasties. Overthrown by Turks. Ali Pasha.

Mastaba. First Dynasty Egyptian tombs. Inspired pyramids.

Memphis. 2686-2160BC. Capital of Egyptian Old Kingdom.

Menes. c3100BC. Egyptian king. United Upper and Lower Egypt.

Merneptah. -1223BC. Egyptian king 1236BC-. Exodus.

Muhammad ’Ali Pasha. 1769-1849. Egyptian Viceroy 1805-48. Killed Mameluks. Aided Ottomans vs Greeks. Dynasty ruled Egypt to 1952.

Naguib, Muhammad. 1901-84. Egyptian general. Deposed Farouk I with Nasser. President 1952-4.

Necho. -595BC. Egyptian pharaoh 610-. Aided Assyria vs Babylonians. Expedition sailed around Africa.

Nefertiti. 14C BC. Egyptian queen to Akhenaton.

New Kingdom. 1567-1085BC. Peak of Egyptian Empire. 18-20th dynasties. Akhenaton, Ramses II. Valley of Kings.

Palermo Stone. Carved history of Egyptian dynasties I-V.

Papyrus. 3500BC. Reeds used by Egyptians to make paper.

Pepi II. Egyptian king 2275-2181BC. 94 yr. reign.

Pharaoh. Egyptian king’s title. =“great house”. Physical embodiment of god Ra.

Ptah. Egyptian creator god. =Hephaestus.

Ptolemy II. 308-246BC. Egyptian king 285-. Made Alexandria a cultural center. Built Pharos.

Ptolemy XV. Caesarion. 47-30BC. Egyptian king 44-. Son of Caesar and Cleopatra. Killed by Octavian.

Ra (Re). Egyptian sun god.

Regency. 1800-30. Georgian Classicist architecture with tinge of exotic from the Empire. Stucco facing on brick. Nash. Soane. Hope. Sheraton. Decorative Arts: Neoclassical, Egyptian motifs.

Sadat, Anwar al-. 1918-81. Egyptian president 1970- Aided Nasser’s 1952 coup. 1977 Addressed Israeli Knesset. Peace with Israel 1979. Camp David. Assassinated.

Saladin. 1138-93. Egyptian sultan 1169-. Took Jerusalem, 1187, inciting Third Crusade. Began Ayyubid Dynasty.

Sarapis. Greco-Egyptian god. Originally of underworld, later of sun.

Sebek. Egyptian crocodile god, patron of kings.

Sekhmet. Egyptian war goddess with lion’s head.

Serapis. Egyptian deity of sun, healing.

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