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22 Cards in this Set
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unification |
Joining of separate parts to become one |
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delta |
Very fertile flat land made up of silt from therivers. |
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Lower Egypt |
Can be found in northern Egypt, by the Niledelta |
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Upper Egypt |
Is found in southern Egypt or upstream |
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economy |
The way a country manages its resources toproduce goods and services |
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pharaoh
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The leader of Egypt, also a word that refers to ,“palace,” the place they lived |
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Old Kingdom |
When Menes united Egypt, lasted from 2700-2200 BCEnd |
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mummification |
Way of preserving dead bodies for the afterlife |
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pyramid
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Huge stone structures used as tombs, or burialplaces |
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papyrus
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What the scribes wrote on, was the Egyptianspaper |
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hieroglyphics
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The writing system that the Egyptians usedage |
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expedition |
A journey for a specific purpose |
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Hatshepsut |
One of the only women pharaohs in Egypt,well-know for burial place |
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Akhenaton |
Replaced the god of Amon Ra with The god Aton |
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Nubia |
This place is south of Egypt, pretty much another name forKush |
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cataract |
These are steep rapids in the rivers |
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social pyramid |
A triangle shaped chart that show the rank ofpeople in its society |
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Piye |
This king of Kush,conquered all of Egypt |
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Blue Nile |
This river flows northeast out of Lake Tana |
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White Nile |
This river flows north out of Lake Victoria |
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Kerma |
Was the original capital of Kush,was also a giant trading center |
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Meroe |
The Kushites moved the capital from Kerma tothis city |
