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37 Cards in this Set
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Nile Delta
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Where the Nile separates in lower Egypt
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Nile Cataracts
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untroversal part of the Nile. (waterfall...etc)
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Upper Egypt
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South of Egypt
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Lower Egypt
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North of Egypt
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Manetho
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wrote out the dynasties of pharrohs
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Nabta Playa
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Oldest evidence of upper egyptian permanent settlement. Series of megalifts; maybe placed to match the stars
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Faiyumian Culture
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earliest lower egyptian settlement; first evidence of agriculture; also domestication and fishing
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Predynastic period
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before dynasty; upper egypt
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Naqada 3
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kings made symbols to represent themselves
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King Scorpion
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represented himself with scorpion; wore the White Crown of upper egypt. Created canal for the river and might have conquered many provences
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Early dynastic period
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unification; upper takes over lower
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Narmer (Menes)
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first ruler of first dynasty
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Peribsen
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chose to be on Horus's side
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Khasekhemwy
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made peace between Peribsen
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Ma'at
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"that which is right"
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Heb-sed festival
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after 30 years of pharaohs reign he has festival
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Horus
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always has falcon mask on; has different forms; his eye was supposed to ward off evil spirits
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Djoser
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found old kingdom; construction of first pyramid; first stone monument in the world
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Imhotep
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A priest, doctor, astrologer, scripter,
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Mastaba
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original tomb before pyramid
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Cartouche
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a new way of writing kings name inside a seric
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Snefru
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credited the smooth sided pyramid; red pyramid
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Khufu
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his reign was the highest point of egypt
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Khafre
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Khafu's son; participated in forgein trade; first sphinx with his face on it
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Menkaure
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has statue of him and his wife shown as equals
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Pepi 2
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By the time he was dead the old kingdom was falling apart; his mom was his second sister
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Pyramid texts
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about how king reaches heaven ; about kings eternal life
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Re
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a god; world was just water and he brought up the land
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Ptah
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self created God; his is craftsman god
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Ka
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The spirit that animates you; allows you to move
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ba
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your personality. whatever makes you unique
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akhu
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ba and ka combine when dead and go to heaven
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Anubis
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very ancient god (may have been god of the underworld). He guides the dead to where they need to go
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Osiris
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Horus's father. God of dead because he was brought back to life. set killed him
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Nome
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governmental provents; about 42. Each nome would have capital city; the ruler of the nome (nomarc), would take care of economy
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Ankhtify
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nomarch of Hoerakonopolis; took over edfu and a couple others
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House of Akhtoy
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Manetho said he was tirent and found 3 tombs with his name
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