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31 Cards in this Set
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Amenemhet l
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"the commander tablet" wasn't from royal family but gained throne. Reintroduced being drafted into army. Murdered with plot within herem. Created new prophecy to take on son as co-regant while still alive.
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Senusret lll
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Had his statue made differently. More droopy face, bigger ears (more concerning look)
-Manetho describes him as very tall and waged war 5 times with Kush |
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Prenoman
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A King's throne name
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Nomen
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A kings actual name
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Hieroglyphics
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symbols that are pronounced as words
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Rosetta Stone
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Stone found by Napolean. It was put up by Talomee the 5th and it had Hieroglphics, dimotic and Greek translations
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Hieratic
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earlier cursive hiero
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Papyrus
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the paper that scribes wrote on
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Houses of Life
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medical schools
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metu
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all the different branches in the body. Network of interconnecting channels.
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Senet
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found in king tutts tomb. A board game that kind of looks like chess.
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Sobeknefru
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last ruler of dynastly 12. First ever woman ruler
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Hyksos
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Conquered lower egypt and brought down both dynasties 13 and 14 and started dynasty 15
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seqnenre
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went to war with Apepi because he didn't like his hippo pool. He lost
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Tutankhamun
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Real name is Tutanakten. At age 9 after he took the throne he married his brothers wife, Ankhesenamun. They had babies but they died. There were two baby mummies in his tomb. Died 17 -18 years of age.
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Horemheb
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Senior court. Top general. Probably persuaded Tut to change his name. Will become last pharaoh of dynasty 18
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Howard Carter
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Discovered King Tut's tomb. The only one in tacked
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Mentuhotep l
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Made Thebes capital. Created middle kingdom but was not the first king there.
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determinative
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hiero you do not pronounce
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Ahmose
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Gave gifts of land to soldiers. Married nefertari (Sister). Gave "Gods wife of Amon"
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Gods Wife of Amon
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own estate and staff. In thebes consort of Amon most prominent position
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Karnak
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Across from thebes. Temple complex. Main religious center. Keeps getting bigger
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Amon
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God of thebes. Son God. Local god becomes national God. Re= Amon
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Hatshepsut
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Politically referred to herself as a man. Wore beard, wore man clothes. Married Thutmose ll (brother) and ruled land while he was still young
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Thutmose lll
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used term pharaoh instead of king
-son of thutmose ll -god amon appointed him -tried to wipe out Hatshepsut soldier |
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Senenmut
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designed Hatshepsut's temple. Not royalty. Rumors they were lovers
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Battle of magiddo
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fought by thutmose lll. Went through a mountain pass, laid seige to city of magiddo. Kings became vassels of egypt
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Amenhotep lll
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best period in dy. 18. No military (amen is pleased). Married women of non royal blood. large harem. Fertility god (lots of crops).
-amazing statues -might have worshipped Aten |
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Akhenaten
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didn't like Amon, he liked aten so he changed his name.
-Son of Amenhotep lll (king tuts father) -married nefertiti -strange appearance |
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Aten
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sun god (disk of the sun)
-no human form |
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Akhetaten
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New capital Akhetaten built "horizon of aten"
1/2 way to memphis and thebes |
