Sarver Egypt

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Dynasties III to VI

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--the great pyramids were built
--the great sphinx was built
--cats are domesticated
--surgical operations in Egypt

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B.C.

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--abbreviation means "Before Christ"
--the number of years before Christ

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Zoser

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--ruled during 3rd Dynasty
--a powerful pharoah who built step pyramid
--original capital of Egypt
--first pyramid ever built

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pyramid

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--a huge building with a square base
--has triangular sides sloping to a point
--built in two in ancient Egypt
--designed to give protection to goods and bodies
--tallest pyramid built 481 ft. high and covered 13 acres of land

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Ramses the Great

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--Ramses II ruled during 19th Dynasty
--most powerful phaoroah
--most famous pharoah today
--many huge statues of Ramses in Egypt today

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pharoah

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--ancient Egyptian ruler
--means "great house"

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Dynasties I and II
(3,100-2,686 B.C.)

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--Menes and those after organized the "United Kingdom of Egypt"
--a calendar w/365 days a year invented
--1st calendar ever used
--Egypt buildings mostly made of sun-dried bricks
--Stonehenge built in England

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Hatshepsut

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--powerful woman of New Kingdom period
--became pharoah and ruled during 18th Dynasty

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King Tut

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--young pharoah of New Kingdom
--ruled during 18th Dynasty
--famous because tomb built in Valley of Kings
--tomb undisturbed and found by archaeologists (artifacts removed by Howard Carter)

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Menes

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--ruled/created 1st Dynasty
--name given to King Narmer who united Upper and Lower Egypt into 1 kingdom
--3,100 B.C.
--means king

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dynasty

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--rulers who are all members of same family
--Egypt ruled by 30 Dynasties between 3,100 B.C. and 341 B.C.

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Valley of Kings

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--area of desert canyons where pharoahs and important Egyptians buried
--west side of Nile
--across river from Thebes