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27 Cards in this Set
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Which development in ancient history contributed most to the growth of civilization?
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Writing
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The paper made from reeds that grew in the Nile Delta was called
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papyrus
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In ancient Egypt most of the land and farms were owned by _______.
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government officials
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Unified Egypt by over-throwing the king of Lower Egypt and became the pharaoh
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Menes
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Large stone coffin
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Sarcophagus
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The Middle Kingdom is best described as a time when Egypt ___________.
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Increased contact with other cultures
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joining of seperate parts into one
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unification
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Mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock left behind as over drain
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silt
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The time when Egypt's early pharaohs worked to build Unity within the country was called the ______.
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Old Kingdom
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Watered area within a desert
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oasis
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A piece of jewwelry used to ward off evil
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Amulet
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Farmers and _______ make up the largest part of Egyptian society.
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slaves
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Extra supply of goods
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surplus
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Plant used to make cloth
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flax
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Waterfall
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cataract
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The Egyptians believed that after a person died, he/she would go to _____.
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The Next World
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Funded the search for King Tut
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Howard Cater
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The distance fom a person's elbow to the tip of the thumb ( about 20 inches)
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cubit
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Bucket-lifter used to scoop water from canals and pour into the fields
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Shaduf
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A person who makes maps
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Cartographer
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Organized a 2-year expedition expanding trade beyond the egyptian empire
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Hatshepsut
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Ordered the contruction of the Great pyramid
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Khufu
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Studied the hyksos and used their weapons to drive them back out to lower Egypt
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Ahmose
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Group of people who go on a trip for a set reason
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Expedition
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Ruled as a wealthy young pharaoh from about age 9 to 19
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Tutankhamun
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Carved inscription of a pharaoh's name contained in an oval
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Cartouche
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Body of a lion and head of a pharaoh
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sphinx
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