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60 Cards in this Set
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A reed planty used to make sandals baskets river rafts and paper |
Papyrus |
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The flower like feature that is formed where the Nile river meets the Mediterranean Sea |
Delta |
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A line of rulers from one family |
Dynasty |
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The Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols |
Hieroglyphics |
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A mountain like stone structure used as a tomb |
Pyramid |
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A body wrapped in long strips of linen |
Mummy |
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Another name for an Egyptian king |
Pharoh |
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A process used in Egyptian royal burials |
Embalming |
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The boy who became pharaoh at age 10 |
Tutankhamen |
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A material burned for its pleasant smell |
Incense |
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Egyptian Queen who ruled from 1593 bc. To 1482 bc. |
Hatshepsut |
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Early weapon tool or other thing made by humans |
Artifact |
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Studies human society |
Anthropologist |
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Preserved remains of a plant and animals |
Fossil |
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Hunts for evidence of human settlements |
Archaeologist |
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Person who moves from place to place regularly usually within a group of people |
Nomad |
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Greek for a land between the livers |
Mesopotamia |
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A message that brings water to crops |
Irrigation |
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A form of writing developed by the people of Sumer |
Cuneiform |
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One who studies the stars and planets |
Astronomer |
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Place where Moses received the laws from God |
Mount Sinai |
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Agreement or promise |
Covenant |
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The belief in one God |
Monotheism |
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A nation that rules over several other nations |
Empire |
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A person thought to be instructed by God |
Prophet |
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A smaller southern kingdom founded Buy 2 of the 12 tribes of Israel |
Judah |
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A wise saying |
Proverb |
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A deliverer sent by God |
Messiah |
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A person forced to leave his or her homeland |
Exile |
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A Jewish house of worship |
Synagogue |
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A teacher of the Torah |
Rabbi |
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A body of land with water on three sides |
Peninsula |
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A new settlement that keeps close ties to his homeland |
Colony |
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A person who takes power by force and rules with total authority |
Tyrant |
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All citizen share in running the government |
Democracy |
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The religion of Persia |
Zoroastrianism |
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Son of Darius |
xerxes |
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A dominant figure in athenian politics |
Pericles |
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A thinker who ponders the question about life |
Philosopher |
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A long poem about heroic deeds |
Epic |
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A short tale that teaches a lesson |
Fable |
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A priest or priestess who could tell the future |
Oracle |
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A traditional story about Gods and goddesses |
Myth |
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The highest mountain in Greece home to the gods and goddesses |
Mount Olympus |
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A way of teaching still used today |
Socratic method |
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What a person leaves behind when he or she dies |
Legacy |
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A strong wind that blows one way in winter and another way in the summer |
Monsoon |
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A social group that one is born into and cannot change |
Caste |
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Mountain range that is home to the highest mountains in the world |
Himalaya |
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The written language developed in india |
Sanskrit |
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A government controlled by religious leaders |
Theocracy |
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The idea of passing through many lives to be united with Brahman |
Reincarnation |
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A state of wisdom |
Nirvana |
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A character that represents an idea used in Chinese writing |
Ideograph |
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A character that stand for objects such as the moon and the sun |
Pictograph |
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A formal order |
Mandate |
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A noble who's wealth comes from the land he or she owns |
Aristocrat |
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Whose name means the first Qin emperor |
Qin Shihuangdi |
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Eases pain through the use of needle stuck into the patient's skin |
Acupuncture |
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Network of trade routes for Chinese goods as for as Greece and Rome |
Silk road |
