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27 Cards in this Set
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What were the 3 main periods of Ancient Egypt?
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Old, Middle, and New Kingdom
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Who was the Pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom
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Senusret
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What was Sensrets accomplishments?
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architecture
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What was another name for the Middle Kingdom
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Period of Reunification
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Who was the pharaoh of the New Kingdom?
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Hatshepsut
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Regent
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Shared power
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How did Hatshepsut keep control and strength during her reign?
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Told stories that her father was a god, dressed as a man, wore a beard, artists drew her as a male.
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What was another name of the New Kingdom?
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Egypt's Golden Age- time of peace, stability, and power
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Hatshepsut's greatest accomplishments?
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She encouraged trade with other countries and her rise to power being a women and regent
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Who was the second ruler during the New Kingdom?
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Ramses II
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What were Ramses II best accomplishments
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military leadership and for building many monuments to himself- he ordered more monuments and temples than any other pharaoh
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Pharaoh
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a ruler of Ancient Egypt
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Reign
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the period of time that somebody rules
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Social Pyramid
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a pyramid and outline showing the positions of the social classes according to there status and society
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Social Classes
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a group in a society that is ranked by factors such as wealth, property, and rights
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Noble
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of high birth or rank
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Peasants
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a person who does farm work for wealthy landowners
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Status
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importance in society
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Afterlife
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life after death
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Who was the first pharaoh to sign a peace treaty
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Ramses II
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Treaty
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a written agreement by which 2 or more states agree to peaceful relations
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Why was religion so important for the order of Ancient Egypt?
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Pharaohs were believed to be gods. Pharaohs owned everything and were responsible for the people's welfare, Pharaohs were Egypt's Kings, generals and religious leader.
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What was another name historians gave to the Old Kingdom?
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Age of the Pyramids
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Why was it called the "Age of the Pyramids"
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Most of the Pyramids were built during this time
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Who ruled the Old Kingdom?
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Khufu - known as the pyramid builder
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What was Pharaoh Khufu's greatest accomplishments?
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The Great Pyramid in Giza, one of the wonders of the ancient world
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Khufu was establishing the term "pharaoh" as a central authority. How did he control his people?
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He controlled the food supply, oversaw the harvest & storage of extra grain, controlled a network a government officials, & declared himself a living god which allowed him supreme power
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