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22 Cards in this Set
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What is a ziggurat?
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A massive stepped tower with a temple in the top.
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What are two rivers that are located in Mesopotamia?
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Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
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Were is modern day Mesopotamia located?
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In Iraq
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What does Mesopotamia mean?
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"The land between the rivers"
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Who is allowed to worship the gods in the ziggurat?
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Priests
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What are the city states of Ancient Mesopotamia?
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Ur , Uruk
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Delta
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a rich area of soil
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Egypt is located on what river?
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Nile River
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What dies the yearly floods bring?
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A rich layer of silt ( soil )
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Amon-Re
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the sun god
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Anubis
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god of embalming
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Osiris
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god of the Nile and the judge of the dead
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Isis
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wife of Osiris- goddess of magic and guardian of Osiris
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Horus
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son of Osiris and Isis- god of the dead
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polytheistic
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worshiped many gods
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Mummification
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preserving the body so that the soul can stay in the afterlife
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Was mummification expensive?
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Yes
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What happened to the brain during mummification?
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The brain was removed through the nose and thrown away , the Egyptians didnt think it served any purpose
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The "Great Pyramid"
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buried the mummified king, Khufu.
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The last Pharaoh of Egypt
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Cleopatra VII
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Papyrus
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A form of paper made from a reed that grew along the NIle
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Canopic jars
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jars that hold mumified organs to be buried with the body
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