CHAPTER 2 ANCIENT KINGDOM OF THE NILE Flashcards

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WHAT DOES EGYPT MEAN

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“WHOLLY THE GIFT OF THE NILE”

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WHAT TWO LANDS WAS FARMING LOCATED

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BLACK LAND
-rich irrigated

RED LAND
-sun-baked, dry

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WHAT DID THE FARMERS USE THE FERTILE SOIL FOR

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GROW WHEAT AND FLAX

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WHERE DOES THE NILE RISE?

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LAKES OF CENTRAL AFRICA/HIGHLANDS OF ETHIOPIA

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LAYER OF RICH SOIL

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SILT

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HOW DID PEOPLE CONTROL THE NILE FLOODING?

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BUILT DIKES, RESERVOIRS, AND IRRIGATION DITCHES

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WHAT TWO REGIONS MAKE UP ANCIENT EGYPT

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UPPER AND LOWER EGYPT

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FIRST WATERFALL/UPPER EGYPT STRETCHED OVER THIS

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CATARACT

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TRIANGULAR AREA OF MARSHLAND FORMED BY DEPOSITS OF SILT.(LOWER EGYPT STRETCHED THIS)

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DELTA

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KING OF UPPER EGYPT, WHO UNITED BOTH REGIONS/USED NILE AS A HIGHWAY LINKING NORTH AND SOUTH

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MENES

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WHAT YEARS WAS THE OLD KINGDOM

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2700B.C-2200B.C

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WHAT WERE EGYPTIAN RULERS CALLED?

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PHAROAHS

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WHAT DID THE EGYPTAINS BELIEVE THE PHAROAH AS

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A GOD

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PHAROAHS TOOK PRIDE IN WHAT?

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JUSTICE AND ORDER

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CHIEF MINISTER WHO SUPERVIZED THE GOVERNMENT

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VIZIER

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WHO CARRIED OUT VIZIERS INSTRUCTIONS?

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SCRIBES

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WISE VIZIER WHO TRAINED YOUNG OFFICIALS

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PTAH-HOTEP

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WHAT BELIEF DID THE EGYPTIANS HAVE

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AFTERLIFE

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WHAT DID THE PYRAMIDS SERVE AS?

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TOMBS OF ETERNITY

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WHAT YEAR WAS THE MIDDLE KINGDOM?

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2050B.C-1800B.C.

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WHAT IS THE MIDDLE KINGDOM KNOWN AS

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TURBULENT PERIOD

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WHAT WAS COMMON IN THE MIDDLE KINGDOM

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CORRUPTIONS AND REBELLIONS

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23
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WHERE DID EGYPTIAN ARMIES OCCUPY

A

NUBIA

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WHAT DID THE HYKSOS DO?

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INVADED THE DELTA REGION

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WHAT DID THE AWE THE EGYPTAINS WITH
CHARIOTS
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WHEN DID THE EGYPTIANS DRIVE OUT THE HYKSOS
100 YEARS LATER
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WHAT WAS THE YEARS FOR THE NEW KINGDOM?
1500B.C-1100B.C
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WHERE DID THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE REACH?
EUPHRATES RIVER
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WOMAN WHO EXERCISED ALL RIGHTS OF A PHARAOH.
HATSHEPSUT
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WHAT DID HATSHEPSUT ENCOURAGE?
TRADE WITH EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN LANDS
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MOST POWERFUL PHAROAH OF NEW KINGDOM
RAMSES II
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WHAT DID RAMSES DO?
PUSH THE EGYPTIAN RULE NORTHWARD. PREVENTED DEFEAT OF THE BATTLE AGAINST THE HITTITES OF ASIAN MINOR
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WHAT DID THE TREATY OF HITTITES AND EGYPTAINS DECLARE
BE AT PEACE AND BROTHERHOOD FOREVER
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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN RAMSES STEPPED DOWN
EGYPTIAN POWER DECLINED, AND INVADERS SUCH AS ASSYRIANS AND PERSIANS CONQUERED THE NILE RIVER.
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WHAT DID EGYPTAIN DO WITH NUBIA FOR CENTURIES?
TRADED AND FOUGHT WITH NUBIA
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DID EGYPT CONQUER OR NOT CONQUER NUBIA IN THE NEW KINGDOM?
CONQUER
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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN EGYPT DECLINED?
NUBIA GOT ITS INDEPENDANCE.
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WHO PUSHED NUBIANS BACK TO THERE HOMELAND
THE ASSYRIANS
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CHEIF GOD/SUN GOD
AMON RE
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OSIRIS AND ISIS STORY TOUCHED WHAT HUMAN EMOTIONS?
LOVE,JEALOUSY,DEATH
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AKHENATON NAME MEANING
"HE WHO SERVES ATON"
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WHO WAS AKHENATON'S WIFE?
QUEEN NEFERTITI
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WHAT DID AKHENATON TRY TO PUSH AWAY
OTHER GODS IN FAVOR OF ATON
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EATER OF THE DEAD | HAPPY FIELD OF FOOD
EGYPTIAN VERSION OF HEAVEN AND HELL
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I have made no man to suffer hunger. I have made no want to weep. I have done no murder. I have not encroached upon the fields of another I have not added to the weight of the skills to cheat the seller I have not turned back water when it should flow I am pure. I am pure. I am pure. WHERE DID THIS QUOTE COME FROM?!
BOOK OF THE DEAD
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WHAT IS MUMMIFICATION
PRESERVATION OF THE DEAD
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STEPS FOR MUMMIFICATION
- EXTRACT ORGANS - FILL BODY WITH SPICES - WRAP THEM IN LINEN - PAINT SOMETHING ON THERE FACE SO THEY CAN BE RECOGNIZED
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WHO WAS KING TUT
SON OF AKHENATON
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WHO UNEARTHED HIS TOMB
HOWARD CARTER
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WHAT WAS KING TUTS TOMB FILLED WITH
RICHES AND TREASURE
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EGYPTIAN FARMERS
MANY WERE SLAVES | SPENT DAYS SOILING AND REPAIRING DIKES
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WHAT DID EGYPTIAN PEASANT MEN DO?
SERVE THE PHARAOH BY BUILDING TOMBS, TEMPLES, AND PALACES
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WHAT DID EGYPTIAN PEASANT WOMEN DO
RAISED CHILDREN COLLECTED WATER PREPARED FOOD
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WHAT DID EGYPTIAN WOMEN DO?
INHERIT PROPERTY, BUSINESS DEALS, DIVORCE, AND GO TO COURT
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HIEROGLYPHICS
EGYPTIAN PICTURE WRITING
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SYMBOLIZED IDEA OR ACTION
IDEOGRAMS
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SIMPLER WRITING
DEMOTIC
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PAPERLIKE WRITING MATERIAL FROM A REED PLANT
PAPYRUS
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ROSETTA STONE
FLAT, BLACK STONE THAT HAD A MESSAGE IN THREE LANGUAGES.(HIEROGLYPHICS,DEMOTIC, AND GREEK)
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WHO DECODED THE ROSETTA STONE
JEAN CHAMPOLLION
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DECIPHER MEANING
DECODE
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WHAT WAS THE ARTS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
- WALL PAINTINGS | - CARVINGS
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TWO EXAMPLES OF EGYPTIAN LITERATURE
- INSTRUCTION OF PTAH-HOTEP | - THE TALE OF SINUHE
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WHAT DOES THE TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVER DEFINE MESOPOTAMIA AS?
"LAND BETWEEN THE RIVERS"
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WHAT WAS THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH
STORY THAT TOLD OF A GREAT FLOOD DESTROYING THE WORLD
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NILE FLOODS ROSE
VILLAGERS BUILT DIKES TO HOLD BACK FLOOD WATERS AND IRRIGATION DITCHES
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Where did the first sumerian cities emerge
In the Southern part of Mesopotamia
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What did the Sumerians lacked?
They lacked building materials such as timber or stone so they built with earth and water
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What did trade bring to Sumerian cities
It brought riches
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What did those Sumerians make for their first invention
First wheeled vehicles
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What did the war leaders evolve to
Hereditary rulers
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What was the ruler in each city state responsible for
They were responsible for maintaining the city walls and the irrigation systems
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What did the rulers do when the government grew more complex
Employed scribes to carry out functions such as collecting taxes and keeping records
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What did each city-state have?
A social hierarchy
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What is a hierarchy
System of ranks