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36 Cards in this Set
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silt-
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mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by a river
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delta-
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flat, fan-shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of the river
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cataracts-
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wild rapids
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irrigation-
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watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes
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Nile River-
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world’s longest river, flows northward through East Africa into the Mediterranean Sea
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Upper Egypt-
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southern part of ancient Egypt
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Lower Egypt-
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northern part of ancient Egypt
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Sahara
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desert region in Northern Africa, largest hot desert in the world
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Unification
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joining of separate parts usually Kingdoms into one; uni means one
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pharaoh
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title used by the rulers of Ancient Egypt, Kings and Queens
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economy
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way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services
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hieroglyphics
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Ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for ideas, objects or signs
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scribe
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person who writes, scribe means to write usually wealthy boys
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papyrus
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kind of paper made from a reed plant growing along the Nile, used by ancient Egyptians for writing
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dynasty
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long line of leaders from one family
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slavery
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practice of owning another person
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Valley of the Kings
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burial place of 30 New Kingdom pharaohs
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social pyramid
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diagram (triangle) illustrating the divisions within a culture
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deities
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Egyptian god/goddesses; dei means god
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embalming
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process of preserving bodies by removing organs, adding natron and storing body to dry, body then filled with spices and stitched up, oiled and wrapped in cloth.
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mummy
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body that has been embalmed and wrapped in linen, cloth
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pyramids
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huge stone structure built to serve as tombs, or burial places for pharaohs
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tribute
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payment made to show obedience or to obtain peace or protection
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Narmer or Menes
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king of Upper Egypt, unified Upper and Lower Egypt, making them one
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Hyksos
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people from western Asia, attacked Egypt, ending Middle Kingdom
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Ahmose
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Egyptian prince who drove Hyksos out of Egypt
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Hatshepsut
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one of few female rulers, believed in trading, which brought wealth to Egypt
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Thutmose III
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ruler after Hatshepsut, expanded Egypt's borders, empire grew bigger and richer
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Akhenaton or Amenhotep IV
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introduced the idea of monotheism
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Tutankhamen
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boy king "King Tut", ruled for only 9 years
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Ramses II
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reigned for 66 years, worked to make Egypt great again, most effective leader
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polytheims
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believed in many gods/goddesses; poly means many theism means belief in god
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monotheims
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belief in 1 good/goddess; mono meaning 1, theism means god
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Old Kingdom
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2649-2143 BC
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Middle Kingdom
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2040-1786 BC
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New Kingdom
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1500-1070 BC
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