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66 Cards in this Set
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Old kingdom- Government?
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Theocracy
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Old kingdom- Who was the first pharoah?
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Narmer
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Old Kingdom- What was the religion of the old kingdom
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Polytheistic. They worshipped more than one god.
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Old Kingdom- Who were some of the major gods?
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Ra- Sun God
Osiris- God of afterlife Iris- god of family Set- God of darkness Horus- god of light Anubis- God of mummification Maat- Goddess of life force of egypt Nut- goddess of night sky Horus- Pharoah in life |
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Old kingdom- Which organ was wrapped and placed back in the body to be weighed by the feather of osiris?
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The heart
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Old kingdom- What form of writing was used?
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hyroglyphics
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Middle Kingdom- What did Mentuhotep II do?
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He restored order to reunite upper and lower egypt. He also restored pharoah to defined status
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Middle Kingdom- Who was ahmenemhet III?
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He was the most liked pharoah. he was considered one of the greatest pharoahs.
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Middle Kingdom- What were the lands and what did they trade?
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Punt- Gold
Lebanon- Timber Crete- Olive oil, Cypress wood. |
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Middle Kingdom- What was the capital?
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Thebes (karnak)
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Middle Kindgom- What were a few names to call the sun god?
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amon or amon-ra
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Middle Kingdom- What was the book of the dead?
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It was a funeral text. It was mainly to tell how to navigate through obsticals of the afterlife. It was not meant for living eyes to see.
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Middle Kingdom- What ended the middle kingdom?
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The hyksos invasion.
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Middle kingdom- Who were the hyksos people?
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they were people that took over the middle kingdom of egypt. They built a new capital known as Avaris, which they made egyptian slaves build. They brought to history horses, Bronze, and bows and arrows.
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Middle Kingdom- How was Egypt won back?
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Pharoah led an army to fight the hyksos
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New Kingdom- Who were some famous leaders of the new kingdom
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Ahmose I
Hatshepsut Thutmose III Amenhotep III Amenhotep IV |
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New Kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Ahmose I?
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He drove out the hyksos. He was king but wasnt old enought so his mom ran for him until he was old enough
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New Kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Hatshepsut?
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SHE represented herself very masculanley, Her step son commanded her army. She was a woman
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New kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Amenhotep III?
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He has the most remaining statues, He ruled during greatest prosperities and hightest pinacles.
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New Kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Amenhotep IV?
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He got rid of all egyptian cultures, all gods. He made monotheism the new religion. Aten was the only god to worship
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New Kingdom- Who discovered Tutankamen?
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Howard Carter
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New Kingdom- Who was Ramesses II?
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He was considered the greatest pharoah in Egyptian history. He had 99 children. Fought in battle of kadesh.
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New Kingdom- Who were some famous leaders of the new kingdom
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Ahmose I
Hatshepsut Thutmose III Amenhotep III Amenhotep IV |
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New Kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Ahmose I?
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He drove out the hyksos. He was king but wasnt old enought so his mom ran for him until he was old enough
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New Kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Hatshepsut?
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SHE represented herself very masculanley, Her step son commanded her army. She was a woman
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New kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Amenhotep III?
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He has the most remaining statues, He ruled during greatest prosperities and hightest pinacles.
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New Kingdom- What were some accomplishments of Amenhotep IV?
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He got rid of all egyptian cultures, all gods. He made monotheism the new religion. Aten was the only god to worship
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New Kingdom- Who discovered Tutankamen?
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Howard Carter
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New Kingdom- Who was Ramesses II?
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He was considered the greatest pharoah in Egyptian history. He had 99 children. Fought in battle of kadesh.
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Hittites- Where were the Hittites located?
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Modern Day Turkey
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Hittites- What was their culture based on?
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Iron. They were first to use iron, it was considered more valuable than gold.
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Hittites- What was the government?
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They had a monarchy. they had kings and a pankus.
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Hittites- What was a pankus?
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Council that picks the king
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Hittites- Who was Suppilililumus?
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He was greatest king in Hittite history
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Hittites- Who was Hattusilis?
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He was the king that fought against ramsis in the battle of kadesh.
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Hittites- What was their religion?
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They were polytheistic. They worshipped the storm god, Teshub.
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Pheonicians- Who were they?
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They were Expert ship builders. they did most of theyre trade and fighting in ships over the sea. They traded not their own goods but the best of every other civilization.
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Pheonicians. What di dthey do?
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they made the first alphabet
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Pheonician- What was their religion?
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they were polytheistic. they worshiped Yamm, the sea god and baal, the fertility god.
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Arameans- Who were the arameans?
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The arameans were the first to bring about wagon trade.
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Phrygians-What did they do?
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They were big gold people. They believed everything their king touched turned to gold.
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Who was responsible for gold?
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lydians, they had the first gold coins.
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Chaldeans- Where were they located?>
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They were located in babylon, they were considered 2nd babylonian empire.
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Chaldeans- what was one of their greatest achievments,
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the hanging gardens of babylon
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Chaldeans- what was one of their kings?
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nebuchadnezzar.
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Chaldeans- what did they specialize in?
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The Chaldeans were great astronomers. They only mapped the planets they could see with the naked eye.
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Assyrians- what were theyre specialties?
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They found new ways to kill. they were a very mileteristic group.
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Assyrians- what were they first at?
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they were the first to have a full time army/ cavalry.
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Assyrians- what did they MAKE first?>
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seige weapons. and seige machine.
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Assyrians- What did they do best?
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They were expert terrorists. they terrorised neighboring communities if they did not obey them. They only killed adult males (starting at 12 years old.
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Assyrians were...
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a short lived empire but conquered many cities.
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Assyrians had...
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The library of niniva. They were collectors of civilizatoin
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Persians were...
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They were the most powerful. they were the largest empire of the period.
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Persians- How were they divided?
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they were divided into satrapes. the leader of each satrape was called a satrap.
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Persians gave slaves..
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Gave slaves more freedom than usual. they gave them more religious freedom.
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Some important kings of the Persian empire were...
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Cyrus- considered greatest king
Cambysus Darius |
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Persian religion was...
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Monotheism.
God was Ahura-mazda(god of life) devil was Daevas. |
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persians also practiced
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zoroastrianism.
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Persian Holy book and animal
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Avista was holy book
Cow was sacred animal |
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Persians were...
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They were the most powerful. they were the largest empire of the period.
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Persians- How were they divided?
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they were divided into satrapes. the leader of each satrape was called a satrap.
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Persians gave slaves..
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Gave slaves more freedom than usual. they gave them more religious freedom.
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Some important kings of the Persian empire were...
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Cyrus- considered greatest king
Cambysus Darius |
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Persian religion was...
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Monotheism.
God was Ahura-mazda(god of life) devil was Daevas. |
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persians also practiced
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zoroastrianism.
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Persian Holy book and animal
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Avista was holy book
Cow was sacred animal |
