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34 Cards in this Set
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Narmer |
King of Upper Egypt conquered Lower Egypt, unifying Egypt |
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Khufu |
The great pyramid was built for him |
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Hyksos |
Defeated Egypt because they were in a civil war and weak Used chariots, bronze, and iron weapons Ruled for 100 years until Ahmose defeated them |
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Ahmose |
Led Egypt to victory against the Hyksos
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Hatshepsut |
Was a female pharaoh Promoted trade over war - traded for wood with the Phoenicians |
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Thutmose III |
Conquered more areas, increasing Egypts wealth |
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Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton) |
Tried to change religion of Egypt, lesson power and wealth of the priests Changed name and moved capital Peeps rejected the changes |
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Tutankhamen |
Restored old religion Most known for his tomb, being found with all its treasure (Discovered in 1922 by Howard, Carter) |
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Ramses II |
Conquered land After he died, Egypt declined |
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Nile River |
Worlds longest river |
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Nile delta |
A area of fertile marsh land, where the Nile river empties into the Mediterranean Sea |
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Upper Egypt |
Southern-most half of Egypt |
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Lower Egypt |
Northern-most half of Egypt |
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Memphis |
Original capitol of Egypt |
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Great Pyramid |
Built for Pharoh Khufu More than 2.5 million stone block used (Biggest Pyramid) |
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Thebes |
Second Capitol of Egypt |
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Valley of the Kings |
Tombs, cut into cliffs of the Pharohs |
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Shadoof |
Long stick with a bucket on the bottom Used to lift water from the Nile
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Papyrus |
Reeds that grew along the Nile used to make: Paper Sandals Rope Baskets |
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Hieroglyphs |
The Egypt system of writing, including images, pictures, and sound symbols |
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Dynasty |
A line of rulers from one family |
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Theocracy |
A government ruled by an all powerful ruler who controlled politics and religion |
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Pharoh |
Rulers of Egypt |
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Bureaucrats |
Government officials appointed to do an order |
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Embalming |
The process of preserving bodies by creating mummies |
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Pyramids |
Tombs for pharaoh, buried the pharaohs belongings with them |
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The Importance of the Nile River |
Provided ability to drink, bathe, trade, travel, predictable flooding gave fertile soil to help grow crops |
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The role of scribes in egypt |
Worked in government or business |
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How Egypt went from farming villages to a unified nation |
Villages—> small kingdoms Kingdoms conquered each other until they were only two Narmer united both |
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The religious beliefs of Egyptians |
Believe the many gods and goddesses with different roles Believed in the afterlife, but it only would only result if your body didn’t decay Believed the Pharaoh was the son of the sun god Re |
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Envoys |
Representatives exchanged with other family’s of royalty |
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How the pyramids were built |
Workers cut stone into huge blocks and used the Nile river to transport them to the building site, blocks were dragged or pushed up ramps to be sitting in place on the pyramid |
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The Egyptian social classes (including characteristics of people at each level) |
1) Pharaoh and family (upper class) 2) army commanders nobles, and priests(upper class) 3) traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes(middle class) 4) farmers, and herders(lower class) 5) unskilled workers, and slaves(lower class)
Upper Class: -elegant homes -Dressed in fashionable clothes -wore makeup and jewelry Middle Class: -lived in simple homes -dressed more simply Lower class: -paid rent -Lived in small homes -Had a simple diet -lived in crowded city neighborhoods |
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Contributions of ancient Egypt, to today’s society |
Base 10 Medical Books 12 months with 365 days Paper Fractions |
