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28 Cards in this Set
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What is Egyptianization?
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Making Egyptian culture their own (language, clothes, etc)
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Explain the relationship between Egypt and Kush
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It was complicated, sometimes peaceful and sometimes not.
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What was a result of the New Kingdom collapsing?
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Kushites and Egypt united into one kingdom
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What technology enabled Assyria to conquer Kush?
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Iron weapons
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Why was Kush's location along the Nile River important?
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It allowed Kush to be a trading center
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Who was the king who brought Egypt and Kush together?
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King Piye
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What did Kush do after conquering Egypt?
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It restored Egypt's glory
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Name the social classes in order after pharoah:
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government officials, priests, scribes, artisans, peasants
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Why did it take so long to become a scribe?
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there were years of school because there were hundreds of hieroglyphs to learn
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What social class decided court cases and lead the army?
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government officials
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Why did Egyptians believe social classes was a good idea?
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They thought society worked when people knew their roles.
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If you were a peasant, how could you raise your social status?
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become a scribe
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How were women treated in Egyptian society?
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well, given some rights and freedoms
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Archer
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person who shoots with a bow and arrow
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dynasty
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a family or group that rules for several generations
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famine
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severe shortage of food
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cenus
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an official count of the population
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hieroglyph
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a symbol used in hieroglyphics
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treaty
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written agreement by which two or more states agree to be peaceful
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embalm
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to treat a dead body with preservatives
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social class
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group of society distinguished from other groups by such things as wealth, property, rights
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sarcophagus
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large stone coffin
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peasants
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person who does farm work for wealthy landowners
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social pyramid
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drawing of a pyramid shape with levels showing how social classes are positioned above or below one another
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artisan
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craftsperson
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kandake
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powerful female leader who co-ruled Kush with her husbands and sons
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alliance
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agreement between nations to to work together for common interests
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vizier
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high ranking government offician
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