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15 Cards in this Set
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Vizier
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Eyptian prime minister
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scribe
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egyptian writer, record keeper, and historian
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Old Kingdom
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earliest united kingdom, pyramid age, strong central government
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Middle Kingdom
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ruled by foreigners, power struggles common, developed drainage system
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New Kingdom
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empire age, great rulers, most famous part of Egyptian life, ended by Roman invasion
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Medicine
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advanced
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Women
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high status, own land
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Astronomy
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pyramids, calendar, flood prediction
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Occupations
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Farming-predominant, priests, craftsman, scribe, slaves
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Rosetta stone
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Helped decipher hieroglyphics, discovered by the French in the 1800s.
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Egyptian classes
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Upper- government officials, priests, pharoah
Middle- craftsmen, scribes Low- common people, farmers Slaves- captured people |
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Hyskos
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foreigners who ruled Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
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Ra
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sun god
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Anubis
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god of mummification
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Osiris
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god of the dead
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