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21 Cards in this Set
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Egyptian writing or picture writing |
Hieroglyphics |
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paper made from a plant stem that grew along the Nile |
papyrus |
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stone coffin |
sarcophagus |
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hieroglyphs of a name written inside an oval shape |
cartouche |
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line of kings or rulers who belong to the same family |
dynasty |
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famous for his tomb |
Tutankhamen |
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the greatest Egyptian warrior king |
Thutmose III |
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first to translate a portion of the hieroglyphics on the rosetta stone |
Jean-Francois Champollion |
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changed his name to show that he worshiped one god |
Amenhotep IV |
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a wise and good pharaoh who was killed to his subjects |
Ramses II |
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Josephs life demonstrated that God blessed those who honor him. |
true |
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The Egyptians used a shadoof to help figure the taxes the people would pay |
false |
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Two geographic features that protected Egypt against invaders were the Nile cataracts and the Aswan High Dam. |
false |
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the nile river provided water, transportation, and food for the Egyptians |
true |
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the fan-shaped fertile land where the Mediterranean Sea and the Nile meet is called a? |
delta |
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Each of the pyramids was constructed on a rectangular base with four_____________sides? |
triangular |
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The Kushite civilization declined because.... |
the people used all their natural resources |
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The Assyrians had an advantage in conquering the kushites because......... |
they had iron weapons |
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The kushites adopted Egyptians culture and began worshiping Egyptian gods because..... |
the Egyptians conquered the Kushites |
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An egyptian could rise to a higher social class because..... |
he had gained the pharaohs favor |
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Egypyians warefare changed because... |
the egyptians learned to use the horse-drawn chariot with two wheels from the Hyksos. |
