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15 Cards in this Set
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frescoes
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paintings done on wet plaster walls
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hieroglyphics
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form of ancient writing developed by Nile river Valley people around 3000 b.c
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heiroglyphics
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an ancient form of writing developed by Nile River valley people around 3000 B.C
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papyrus
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kind of paper made by the Egyptians from the stern of the papyrus plants
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Pharaoh
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"great house" egyptians ruler's title
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empire
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form of government that unites different territories and peoples under one ruler
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polytheism
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Belief that many gods exist
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monotheism
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Belief in one god.
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Rosetta Stone
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black basalt stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic characters, and Greek; gave the first clue to decipher- ing Egyptian hieroglyphics.
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Menes
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a king of Upper Egypt, united all of Egypt into one kingdom.
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Hyksos
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Group of people who arrived in ancient Egypt from Asia and introduced new war tools.
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Hatshepsut
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reigned as pharaoh from about 1503 B.C. to about 1482 B.C.
was a strong ruler who kept Egypt’s borders secure and built trade with other lands. |
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Thutmose III
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continued this trend, bringing Egypt to the height of its power through conquest and trade until his death in 1450 B.C.
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Amenhotep IV
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Amenhotep tried to bring about social and religious change in Egypt. Before Amenhotep became pharaoh, Egyptians believed that many gods existed
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Ramses II
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Ramses, who ruled from 1279 B.C. to 1213 B.C., kept the Egyptian empire together
and ordered the construction of many temples and monu- ments. He is sometimes called Ramses the Great. |
