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40 Cards in this Set
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a person who keeps written records.
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_________ or united, into one country, the two different- colored crowns were united into one crown.
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unified
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During the first dynasty, or period of time during which members from the same family ruled, ___________ was made Egypt’s capital city
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Memphis
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we do not know much about kings and life in Egypt until the third dynasty. That is when _________, who was a priest and an advisor, began to keep records.
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Manetho
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During the New Kingdom, people began to refer to a king as a ___A____ or ____B____, which means “great house.”
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A.god-king
B.pharaoh |
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The Egyptians considered the pharaoh to be related to _______, the sun god. They worshipped the pharaoh as a god.
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Amon-Ra,
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the Egyptians developed a form of writing—based on pictures—called __________or “sacred carvings.”
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hieroglyphics
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a stone that a passage was written in three languages Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics, and a form of Egyptian cursive writing.
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Rosetta Stone
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Scribes traveled around the kingdom. They recorded information such as ?
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how much wheat was harvested and how many taxes farmers owed to the government.
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Scribes used about ______ different signs or pictures in hieroglyphic writing.
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700
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Hieroglyphs could be written from _______?
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left to right, right to left, or top to bottom
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Egyptian kings in the Old Kingdom are best known for the huge structures they built—_______. These large stone buildings served as houses or tombs for the dead
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pyramids
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__________, who was a priest and an advisor, began to keep records. He divided the kings into differ-ent dynasties
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Manetho
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The _________ believed that kings (pharaohs) remained gods even after death, and that pyramids were like palaces. Kings were buried with their possessions. The Egyptians thought that kings took their possessions with them to the afterlife, or life that continued after death
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Egyptians
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Because the afterlife was more important than life on Earth, the Egyptians took great care in preparing kings for burial. They believed the bodies of the pharaohs needed to be preserved. They used a process called _____________.
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mummification.
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_________ or preserved body, was placed in a coffin and put into a tomb.
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mummy
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_________ were made to look like humans. The face was often a portrait of the person inside.
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Coffins
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Before the Egyptians built pyramids, they constructed ________, or “benches,” as tombs
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mastabas
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The building of Egypt’s largest pyramid began about 2600 B.C. at _____A_____. It is called the ______B____, built for the pharaoh ___C____. Archaeologists and historians estimate that this pyramid took ___D__ to build.
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A.Giza (GEE zuh)
B.Great Pyramid C.Khufu D. 20 years |
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In the New Kingdom, tombs were built into solid rock in the Valley of the Kings. Construction of a tomb would begin _________. Tomb building was dangerous work.
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the moment the pharaoh took the throne.
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Egyptians had many different jobs. Some were farmers and pyramid builders; others were scribes or priests. When trade expanded during the Middle Kingdom, more people became _______ and _________
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merchants and craftspeople
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In the Old Kingdom, there were two levels: _______ and ________.
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kings (pharaohs) and farmers.
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The ___A____was at the top. ___B_______were next. ____C_____followed them. Then came ___D_____. Another class level was added later in Egypt.
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A. king
B.nobles and priests C.Merchants, craftsmen, and scribes D.farmers and unskilled workers |
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When prisoners were captured in battle, they were brought to Egypt as ________. They lost their freedom and was owned by another person.
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enslaved people
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The Egyptians could move between classes if they worked hard. If they were born into one class, they did not have to stay there.
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True
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Egyptian society was structured like a ________
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pyramid
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Egyptian women had Less rights than women in many other ancient civilizations. .
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False
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Like Sumerian women, they could not inherit land and handle business transactions.
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False
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Some Egyptian women may have even been scribes and merchants.However, most women were not taught how to read and write.
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True
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Archaeologists have found an Egyptian word for a female scribe.
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True
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During the Middle Kingdom, Egypt’s power began to weaken.
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False
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_________ is the way people use and manage resources
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economy
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To improve transportation, they dug a canal from the Nile River to the Red Sea, which became a trade route.
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true
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Groups of people began to invade and take control of Egypt. One group was called the __________, which means “desert princes.”
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Hyksos (HIHK sahs),
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The Hyksos came from _______ and brought new technology and ideas.
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western Asia
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About 1660 B.C., the ___A____took power in Egypt. About 100 years later, Egyptian kings again took power. This was the start of the ____B_____, a period of even greater change and growth.
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A.Hyksos
B.New Kingdom |
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About 1350 B.C. Amenhotep IV (ah muhn HOH tep) became pharaoh. He and his wife, Nefertiti (nef er TEET ee), started to worship a new sun god, _______.
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Aton
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After Akhenaten’s death, a young boy became pharaoh. His name was _________
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Tutankhamen
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Even though her reign was peaceful, later Egyptians did not like that she was king. They eventually took her name off the list of Egyptian kings
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Hatshepsu
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She was married to King Thutmose II. When he died, she became a regent, or a ruler in the place of a young king.
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Hatshepsu
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