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18 Cards in this Set
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delta |
the flat, fan-shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of a river |
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unification |
the joining of seperate parts, such as kingdoms, into one. |
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pharaoh |
the title used by rulers of ancient Egypt. |
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Old Kingdom |
Egypt from about 2700 B.C. to about 2200 B.C. when pharaohs united Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. |
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mummification |
a process of preserving a dead body by embalming and drying. |
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pyramid |
a massive structure built of stone, usally having a square base and four triangular slides that slope upward. |
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hieroglyphics(say: HI-roh-glif-ics) |
the ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols that stand for objects, ideas, and sounds. |
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papyrus |
a kind of paper made from papyrus, a reed plant growing along the Nile, that ancient Egyptians used for writting. |
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economy |
The way a country manages monney and resorces for the production of goods and services. |
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expedition |
A group of people who go on a trip for a specific reason. |
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Ahmose 1 |
New Kingdom pharaoh who drove out the Hyksos and reunited Egypt. |
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Amenhotep 1 |
A pharaoh who defended and expanded Egyptian territory. |
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Hatsepsut |
Female Egyptian pharaoh. |
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Akhenaton |
A pharaoh who instituted monotheism. |
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Ramses 2 |
A pharaoh who defeated the Hittites. |
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decision |
a choice made from a number of alternitives |
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decision making |
choosing from a number of alternitives to achieve a goal |
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alternative |
another way of doing something |
