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15 Cards in this Set
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monotheism
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belief in only one god
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agriculture
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growing animals and crops
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hieroglyphics
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Egypt's first written language, figured it out using the Rosetta Stone
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Rosetta Stone
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a stone that decodes hieroglyphics because the same phrase is written three ways, one is hieroglyphics, another is Greek and Demotic
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Civilization
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a group that has surplus food, system of government and division of labor
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Achievements
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accomplishment, something outstanding or unusual that a group has made
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Pyramids
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tombs for the pharaohs, one Egyptian achievement
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Menes
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the family that became the first pharaohs
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Hyksos
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the foreigners that took over Egypt for 100 years during the middle kingdom
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Hatshepsut
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the female pharaoh
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RamsesII
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the last female pharaoh
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Tutankhamen- King Tut
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famous for dying young boy king
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Ahmose
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expanding the Egyptian Empire, the warrior pharaoh
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Akhenaton
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wanted Egypt to become monotheistic, almost ruined Egypt
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What features of the Nile River valley made it such a great place for a civilization? (name at least 3)
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river provides irrigation for surplus food
Nile River flooded annually- good soil warm frost- free for growing food In the desert- kept them away from intruders Cataracts on the river also protected from invaders |
