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28 Cards in this Set
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Egyptian book of spells for afterlife |
Book of the Dead |
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Dynasty |
A series of rulers from the same family |
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Considered to be gods as well as kings |
Pharaohs |
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Narmer |
The first pharaoh of ancient Egypt |
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Cleopatra |
The last pharaoh of ancient Egypt |
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pharaoh, upper class, middle class, lower class |
Egypt Social Classes |
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Nile River |
The river used to travel, trade and grow crops in ancient Egypt |
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Rosetta Stone |
Used to translate hieroglyphics |
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Salt used to dry out the body and organs during mummification |
Natron |
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Egypt Middle Class |
artisans, scribes, merchants |
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Egyptian paper made from the reed plant |
Papyrus |
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The god of embalming and mummification |
Anubis |
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Absolute Power |
To have complete control over everything |
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Built as tombs for the pharaohs |
Pyramids |
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Traded goods and ideas with the Egyptians |
Kingdom of Kush |
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The direction the Nile River flowed |
North |
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The landform that surrounded Egypt from the east and the west and provided protection |
Deserts |
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Wanted people to worship 1 god |
Akhenaton |
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The body |
This needed to be preserved for the afterlife |
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fertile soil |
Silt |
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Last pharaoh of Egypt |
Cleopatra |
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Polytheist |
Egyptian religion |
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Regular |
The Nile River floods were more ___________ than Mesopotamia's. |
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The pyramids were probably built using |
Ramps and pulley system |
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The first female pharaoh |
Hatshepsut |
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Nateral resource that helped Kush become rich |
Gold |
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Goods traded with Kerma |
cattle, gold, ivory |
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Egyptians and Nubians shared this belief |
Gods |
