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18 Cards in this Set
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Nile
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Begins in Africa and goes 4000 miles northward - the longest river in the world.
Split into two branches - Upper Egypt (at the southern end) and Lower Egypt (at the northern end). The split forms a triangular territory; the delta. Made natural barriers (used for protection) Fastest way to travel |
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Upper Egypt
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The land upstream, at the southern end of the Nile.
Where important cities were developed (at the tip of the delta). |
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Lower Egypt
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The area downstream at the northern end of the Nile
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Menes
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(Where Egyptian history begins - 3100 BC)
This king united the villages of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, which created the first Egyptian dynasty. |
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dynasty
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a family of rulers whose right to rule is passed on within the family
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pharaoh
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(originally meant "great house" or "palace")
Powerful rulers over a unified state which had complete and unlimited power |
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bureaucracy
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administrative organizations with officials and regular procedures
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vizier
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"steward of the whole land"
in charge of government bureaucracy |
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mummification
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process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting
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Giza
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Great Pyramid of Giza built there. Was under rule of King Khufu around 2540 BC
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Hyksos
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group from western Asia that used horse-drawn war carriers
Invaded Egypt |
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Akhenaten
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Pharaoh who changed Egypt from a polytheistic religion to monotheistic by sealing off the temples. Father of Tutankhuman
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Tutankhuman
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Son of Akhenaten. After he took over as pharaoh, he undid everything his father had done.
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Ramses II
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reigned from 1279-1213 BC
war hungry under his control, Palestine was taken over |
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Cleopatra VII
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Person who tried to make Egypt independent after many years of being taken over
Later, committed suicide |
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hieroglyphics
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Egyptian system of writing created by priests
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hieratic script
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simpler form of hieroglyphics
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hatshepsut
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first woman to become pharaoh
filled the spot in for her nephew because he was too young |