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People I 100
The title of the Egyptian
ruler; “Great House”
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People I 100 A
pharaoh
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People I 200
Egypt’s first pharaoh;
set up first dynasty; his
capital city was
Memphis
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People I 200A
Menes
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People I 300
Pharaoh during the New
Kingdom; considered one of
the greatest pharaohs to
ever rule; built many
temples and monuments
including Abu Simbel
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People I 300A
Ramses the Great
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People I 400
One of the few Queens of
Egypt; greatly expands
Egypt’s wealth and power
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People I 400A
Hatshepsut
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People I 500
Ruler of Kush;
conquered Upper
Egypt in 751BC
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People I 600
This man defeated the
invading group called the
Hyksos and began the New
Kingdom
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People I 600 A
Ahmose of
Thebes
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Daily Life 100
Large stone tombs with
four triangular sides that
met in a point on the top;
built so the dead could
climb to heaven
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Daily Life 100A
pyramids
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Daily Life 200
The worship of many gods
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Daily Life 200A
polytheism
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Daily Life 300
Describe the four
social classes of
Ancient Egypt
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Daily Life 300A
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Daily Life 400
Worship of one god
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Daily Life 400A
monotheism
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Daily Life 500
A specially treated body
wrapped in cloth
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Daily Life 500A
mummy
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Daily Life 600
Why did Egyptians mummify
the dead?
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Daily Life 600A
to prepare the bodies for
the afterlife
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Geography I 100
Name three “Gifts of the Nile
River”
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Geography I 100A
transportation
trade
silt (farm and pastureland)
food (many)
water (irrigation)
calendar
building materials
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Geography I 200
Where is Ancient Egypt located?
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Geography I 300
A path used by traders
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Geography I 300A
trade route
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Geography I 400
Kerma, Napata, and Meroe
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Geography I 400A
Kushite capitals
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Geography I 500
Located in southern Egypt; called
this because it was uphill
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Geography I 500A
Upper Egypt
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Geography I 600
Largest pyramid ever built; built
by the pharaoh Khufu
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Geography I 600A
Pyramid of Giza
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Egyptian Kingdoms 100
Lasted from 2050 BCE –
1750 BCE; begun by
Mentuhotep II; ended
when Hyksos invaded
and conquered
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Egyptian Kingdoms 100A
Middle Kingdom
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Amenemhat III, the last great ruler of the Middle Kingdom
Egyptian Kingdoms 200
Lasts from 2700 BCE – 2200
BCE; begun by the 3rd
Dynasty; ended when nobles
overthrew the pharaoh;
pyramids built during this
period
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Egyptian Kingdoms 200A
Old Kingdom
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Egyptian Kingdoms 300
Why was the Middle Kingdom so
short?
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Egyptian Kingdoms 300A
- internal disorder
(civil war)
- invaders (Hyksos)
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Egyptian Kingdoms 400
Lasted from 1550 BCE – 1050 BCE;
begun by Ahmose of Thebes;
ended when violence and
disorder ended Egypt’s empire
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Egyptian Kingdoms 400A
New Kingdom
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Egyptian Kingdoms 500
Why did Egypt become so
wealthy during the New
Kingdom?
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Egyptian Kingdoms 500A
- greatly expanded trade
routes
- conquered other people
creating an empire
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Egyptian Kingdoms 600
During the New Kingdom, how
were the professional
soldiers paid?
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Egyptian Kingdoms 600A
- paid with land
- treasures from war
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Vocabulary 100
A series of rulers from the
same family
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Vocabulary 100A
dynasty
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Vocabulary 200
Imaginary creature with
the body of a lion and the
head of something else
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Vocabulary 200A
sphinx
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Vocabulary 300
The name of the Egyptian written
language
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Vocabulary 300A
hieroglyphs
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Vocabulary 400
A long lasting paper-like
material made from reeds
that Egyptians wrote on
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Vocabulary 500
A tall four-sided pillar that
was pointed at the top
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Vocabulary 500A
obelisk
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Vocabulary 600
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A stone discovered in
1799 that had
hieroglyphs, Greek, and
later Egyptian writing on
it; allowed archaeologists
to read hieroglyphs
Vocabulary 600A
Rosetta Stone
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