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33 Cards in this Set
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Soot
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Black smoke when you burn wood.
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Nile River
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The longest river in the world. It has 2 branches the White and the Blue. It flows in a northerly direction. It empties into the Mediterranean Sea.In ancient times the river would overflow its banks and deposit rich silt.
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Predict
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to tell what will happen in the future.
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Inundation
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the yearly flooding which occurred along the banks of the Nile.
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Deities
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Gods. each had a different responsibility.
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Afterlife
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life after death. Bodies were needed in the afterlife. Therefore the Egyptians developed ways to preserve bodies called mummification.
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Dynasty
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Series of rulers who belong to the same family. Egypt had more than 30 dynasties.
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Hieroglyphics
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Egyptian writing that uses pictures that represent sounds, words or ideas.
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Papyrus
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A paper-like material made from reeds which grew along the Nile.
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Pyramid
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Largest stone structure built in the world.It had a square base with triangular sides that came to a point at the top.
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Prosperity
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a time of economic success
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Vizier
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a chief adviser who took care of carrying out the decrees and running the government.
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Heir
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person who takes over another persons position or property legally.
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annex
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adding on of an area to another country.
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Pharaoh
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a title given to some of the kings of Egypt. The word means great house.many believed the pharaoh was a god in human form.
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Hatshepsut
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A female Pharaoh . She was the daughter, wife and mother of a pharoah. She served as a regent for her step son Thutmose III because he was too young to rule after his father died. During her reign she had buildings repaired and restored.
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Amenhotep IV
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he and his wife Nefertiti brought changes to egypt when they introduced the idea of one god, Aton.
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Akhenaton
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Egyptian ruler that allowed his followers to once again worship many gods (dieties)
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Rosetta Stone
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a primary source located in Egypt by members of Napoleon's army in 1799.It had a message written in three languages.Hieroglyphics, another Egyptian writing and Greek. it scientists until 1822 to decipher/decode the hieroglyphics.Jean Francois Champion
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Howard Carter
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an English Egyptologist who discovered King Tut. His entourage discoveerd the tomb in 1923.
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Shaduf
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a tool invented by Egyptians to bring water for various uses. irrigation
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Unified Crown of Egypt
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the white crown of upper Egypt was added ot the red crown of lower Egypt
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Menes
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ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt.The capital at this time was Memphis>Some historians believe Namer united the 2 sections of Egypt.
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Imhotep
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an architect who designed the 1st pyramid. It was a step pyramid of King Zoser.
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Great Pyramid
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the tomb built for Khufu (Cheops) in Giza. It is 480 feet high and covers 13 acres.
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Sphinx
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a statue of a reclining anikmal with the body of a lion and the head of a man. Khafre is located in Giza near the Great Pyramid.
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Ramses II
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ruler of Egypt. Had a temple built(Abu Simbel) The front has 4 sealed statues of Ramses. They are about 67 ft. high. the temple was moverin modern times. 1950's to 60's in order to build the Aswan Dam, a hydro-electric plant. The man-made lake needed for the project is called Lake Nasser.
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Osiris
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God who had been king of Lower Egypt. He is the God of the dead. He is usually bandaged a carries a hook and a flail.
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Set (Seth)
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brother of Osiris who murdered him. he took over Lower Egypt.
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Isis
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Wife of Osiris who searched until she found his body. The 1st time. Then she found his remains which were cut into 14 pieces and wrapped together.
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Horus
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son of Osiris who killed uncle Seth in battle.However Horus lost his left eye in combat. Falcon headed God.
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Anubis
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God of mummification. He had the body of a human and the head of a jackal.
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obelisk
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a 4 sided pillar usually carved from 1 piece of stone. Two well known ones are the one in Central park in NY and the other on the banks of the Thames in London.
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