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cataract
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a steep waterfall
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delta
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the area near the mouth of the river where it deposits large amounts of sand and salt
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silt
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fine, fertile soil deposited by a river
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fertile
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favorable for the growth of crops and other plants
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linen
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a fabric woven from fibers of the flax plants
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scribe
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a person who specializes in writing
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hieroglyph
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a picture standing for a word or sound
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papyrus
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a paper like material made from stems of the papyrus plant
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afterlife
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a life believed to follow death
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embalm
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to preserve body after death
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mummy
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the body of a human or animal that has been preserved and dried out and prevent decay
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dynasty
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a line of rulers from the same family
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succession
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the order in which members of a royal family inherit a throne or title
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pharaoh
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a king of an ancient Egypt
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pyramid
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a structure with four triangular sides that meet at a point
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step pyramid
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a pyramid whose side rise in step like levels
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Khufu
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the Egyptian pharaoh who, about 2550 B.C., ordered the construction of the largest pyramid ever built
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Hatshepsut
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a female pharaoh of ancient Egypt, who initially ruled with her Stephen but declared herself the only ruler in 1472 B.C.
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obelisk
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a four-sided shaft with a pyramid-shaped top
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Ramses the 2nd
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a pharaoh who ruled Egypt for 66 years, greatly expanding the Egyptian empire by conquering surrounding territories
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thebes
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new capital city for Egypt during the time of the new kingdom
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nefertiti
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name of Egyptian pharaoh, Akhenaton's wife
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how did Queen Hatshepsut expand Egypt
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waging war
making Egypt richer in trade |
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what changes to Egyptian beliefs did Akhenaton make, and how long did they last?
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informed the belief of polytheism for the Egyptians
lasted from 1353 B.C to 1333 B.C |
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how did Ramses II expand the Egyptian Empire?
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by conquering surrounding territories
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the ruler who wore the double crown rained over both
___________ and __________ Egypt? |
lower and upper
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More than 30 dynasties rules Ancient Egypt. Historians divide Egypt's history into the __________ kingdom, _________ kingdom, and ____________ kingdom
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old , middle and new
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Because Egyptians believed the pharaoh was a child of the _________, hard times were a sign that the pharaoh wasn't ________ them properly.
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Gods and honoring
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The step pyramid is the oldest known large ______structure in the world
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stone
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the great pyramid took nearly ______ years to build and estimated _____________ egyptians worked on it
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20 and 20,000
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tombs were supposed to be the ________ of pharaohs in the afterlife
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palaces
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Egyptians tried to protect tombs from ________, so that the person inside could have a happy __________.
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grave robbers and afterlife
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Some tombs contain small statues which were to be _____ for the dead person
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servants
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Paintings inside the old kingdom tombs showed the dead person with _________ no matter how the individual really looked
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perfect features
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The pharaohs of the middle dynasties lost power to invaders called the _________
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Hyksos
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shaduf
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a bucket on a lever used to lift water from the Nile or canal
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what economic activities developed in Egypt?
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mining, fishing, hunting, transportation, and trade
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what where the levels of Egyptian society
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pharaoh, priests and nobles, scribes and government officials, craftspeople and merchants, farmers, slaves
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what were some of the important Egyptian gods?
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Re- the sun god
Osiris- the god who judged Egyptians after death Isis- the fertility goddess who was Osiris wife Anubis-a god of the death |
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geography of ancient egypt
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desert acted as a natural barrier
the Nile provided silt, water, and transportation |
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economy of ancient egypt
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traded with parts of africa, arabia, mediterranean countries
a prosperous land with many specialized jobs |
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beliefs of egypt
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many gods ex. pharaoh
a happy afterlife |
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science and technology of egypt
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developed calender, astronomy, and medicine
developed written language ex. hieroglyphs |
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government of egypt
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upper and lower egypt united into one country
pharaohs and dynasties kept control priests served as officials |
