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20 Cards in this Set
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Give the definition of civilization.
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Advanced Culture
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Give the definition of polytheism.
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The belief in many gods.
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What was Egypt's most popular god? What did the Egyptians believe about him?
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The god was Osiris, and the Egyptians believed that he symbolized life after death.
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What did the Egyptians believe Isis's tears were?
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The flooding of the Nile in late summer.
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Who was Isis? What human emotions did she show?
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She was Osiris's sister - she symbolized sadness.
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Why was the Rosetta stone important?
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It made it possible to translate hieroglyphs, because of the Greek inscriptions.
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What was that guy's name he told us to remember (lol)? And what did he do?
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Jean - Francois Champollion, and he was the first person to decipher hieroglyphics.
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Who was the most powerful god?
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Rah/ Ra - Sun god
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Cleopatra was who...?
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She was the last ruler of Egypt.
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What is a dynasty?
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Time period when one family rules.
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What is an inundation?
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Flooding.
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What type of goverment did Egypt have?
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Monarchy - ruled by kind or queen.
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What was a pharaoh?
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They were considered gods.
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What is a bureaucracy?
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Specially trained government officals.
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What was the Book of the Dead?
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A Guide to the Afterlife.
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Was agriculture important?
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Yes.
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What was Egypt's social structure?
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Royalty, nobles, priests, then artisans, scribes, governmant officials, merchants, and lowest was farmers and slaves. It was very similar to Mesopotamia.
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What is social mobility?
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The ability to move up and down in social classes.
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What things did the Egyptians invent?
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The 365 day Calender, Medicine, Math, pyramids.
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What kind of art did they have?
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Elaborate art, architechure, papyrus, directions, hieroglyphics.
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