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Where was Lower Egypt located? |
In the north in the Nile Delta. |
LE = NND Lower north |
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Where was Upper Egypt located? |
In the south along the Nile River Valley. |
UE = SNRV Upper south |
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What king united Upper and Lower Egypt for the first time ca. 3100 BC? |
King Narmer |
U and E = King Narmer Upper and Lower Narmer |
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What is a ruling family called? |
a dynasty |
Ruling Family = Dynasty |
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What king's reign launched a period in Egyptian history called "the Old Kingdom?" |
King Djoser |
The Old Kingdom = King DjOser Old Kingdom = djOser |
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During what period were Djoser's Stepped Pyramid, the Pyramids on the Giza Plateau, and the Great Sphinx constructed? |
the Old Kingdom |
djOser = tOk |
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What period of ancient Egyptian history was known as a golden age in which the arts and literature flourished? Still, pyramid construction suffered as the pharaohs built their tombs with cheap mud brick encased in a veneer of stone. |
the Middle Kingdom |
Middle is Golden |
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What group of nomads invaded Lower Egypt ca. 1800 BC, ruling the Nile Delta for about 100 years from their walled city of Avaris during the Second Intermediate Period? |
the Hyksos |
GON = TH |
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What were times of civil wars and foreign invasion called in ancient Egyptian history? |
Intermediate Periods |
CW and FI = Intermediate Periods |
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What pharaoh drove the Hyksos from Egypt ca. 1700 BC? |
King Ahmose |
Hyksos = Ahmose |
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During what age in ancient Egyptian history did the pharaohs expand their territory into regions far from the valley of the Nile River and the Nile Delta like Nubia, Libya, and the Levant? |
the New Kingdom |
Expand territory = NEW kingdom |
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What King tried to end the Egyptian belief in many gods? He forced them to worship only one god, the Aten. This led later generations to try to erase him from history, even refusing to speak his name, instead calling him "That Criminal." |
King Akhenaton |
1 god = King Akhenaton |
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What pharaoh fought the Hittites from a chariot at the Battle of Kaddish? He also erected many great temples in his name, including the great temple of Abu Simbel at the Nubian border. Finally, scholars believe he went toe-to-toe with Moses during the Hebrew's Exodus from Egypt. |
Ramses the Great |
Kaddish = Ramses |
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What group of people invaded Egypt ca. 750 BC, ushering Egypt into the Late Period? |
the Nubians |
GOP = TN |
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What era of ancient Egyptian history was a time when Egypt was no longer ruled by Egyptian pharaohs. Instead, it was ruled by foreign kings like the Nubians, the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. |
the Late Period |
Was NO LONGER ruled by Egyptian Pharaohs = the LATE Period |
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What foreign ruler conquered the Persian Empire ca. 330 BC, freeing Egypt from its rule? The Egyptians were so overjoyed with their liberation that they proclaimed he was a god. |
Alexander the Great |
Persian = Alexander |
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What Greek general established a Greek dynasty that ruled over Egypt for almost 300 years after Alexander the Great died in 323 BC? |
Ptolemy |
Greek general E a GD = Ptolemy (the establisher) |
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Who was the last Greek ruler of Egypt? She committed suicide after she lost a war with Rome, and Egypt became a jewel in the Roman Empire until the Muslims from Arabia conquered the Two Lands in the 7th century AD. |
Cleopatra |
LAST Greek Ruler = Cleopatra (the suicidal) |
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What is the belief in a single god called? |
monotheism |
mono = alone, single, or one |
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What is the belief in many gods called? |
polytheism |
poly = much, many |
