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15 Cards in this Set
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What is HISTORY?
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The story of the past
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What do ARCHEOLOGISTS do?
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dig objects out of the ground to learn about history
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What are NOMADS?
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one who wanders about from food source to food source, usually living in tents
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American Indians
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What country does NILE run through?
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EGYPT
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Who won battle between WHITE CROWNed KING and RED CROWNed KING?
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The WHITE CROWNed KING
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What crown was worn after Egypt's battle between North and South.
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A DOUBLE CROWN representing a union between North and South.
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Did the Egyptians believe in MANY GODS or ONE GOD?
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MANY - OSIRIS, RA, HORUS, IRIS, ETC.
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What was the beginning writing called (on clay tablets)?
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CUNEIFORM
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Occured in Summer and Egypt
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What does MESOPOTAMIA mean
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Between the rivers - Euphrates and the Tigris
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What does EMBALMING mean?
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how EGYPTIANS preserved their dead
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What was Abram/Abraham's father's name?
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TERAH
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What land did God promise to Abraham?
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Canaan
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What did God promise to do for Abraham?
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Make his 'seed' or FAMILY as many as the stars
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How old was Sarah when she had a baby?
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100
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What did Isaac (Abraham and Sarah's son) give to his most favorite son?
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A coat of many colors to favorite son Joseph
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