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Chapter 7 Flashcards

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World’s first paper like material

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Papyrus

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Monument with the head of a man and the body, legs, and paws of a lion that stands near the pyramids

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Sphinx

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Serious shortage of food

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Famine

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Title given to an Egyptian king

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Pharaoh

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A dead body preserved and wrapped

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Mummy

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Loose sand and soil deposited at the mouth of a river

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Delta

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Second in command to Egyptian king

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Vizier

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Rocks piled high in a river creating small waterfalls and making travel by boat nearly impossible

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Cataracts

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A tall, pointed pillar representing the sun god, Ra

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Obelisk

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Ancient Egyptian writing using pictures to represent objects

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Hieroglyphics

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The tablet with translations on it that was the key to solving the mystery of ancient Egyptian writing

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The Rosetta Stone

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Egyptian irrigation device

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Shadoof

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The “Gift of the Nile”

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Egypt

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The desert covering most if Egypt

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The Sahara

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The king who united upper and lower Egypt

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King Menes

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The secretary to the ruler in a court

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Scribe

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The large structure made of stone that was used as a tomb for King Khufu

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The Great Pyramid

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The first pharaoh

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Akhenaton

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The only woman pharaoh in ancient Egypt

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Queen Hatshepsut

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The man written about in the Bible who became a vizier

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Joseph

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The tomb if this famous pharaoh revealed much about ancient Egypt

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Tutankhamen

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The area near Thebes where tombs of many pharaohs have been found

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Valley of the Kings

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One weakness Egypt had that helped cause their decline in power

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No iron to make strong weapons

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A deep, narrow valley with deep sides

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Canyon

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A flat or level area of land

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Plain

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A highland plain, usually with canyons cutting through it

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Plateau

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A landform that rises higher than a hill

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Mountain

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Highest mountain in Africa

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Kilimanjaro

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Low land between hills or mountains

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Valley

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World’s largest continent

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Asia

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World’s largest desert

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Sahara

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World’s second largest continent

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Africa

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Name two landforms that gave special protection to Egypt

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The desert and cataracts

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How did deserts help protect Egypt

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The heat and lack of water kept people away

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How did cataracts help protect Egypt?

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Cataracts are rock formations in the river that make it nearly impossible for the river to be used as a means of attack

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What are the three Egyptian seasons?

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Flooding season, planting season, and harvest season

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How are seasons determined in Egypt?

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Seasons are determined by the activity of the Nile River

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China

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Beijing

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Japan

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Tokyo

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Philippines

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Manila

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Singapore

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Singapore

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South Korea

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Seoul

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Taiwan

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Taipei

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Thailand

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Bangkok

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The largest empire in history

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The Mongol Empire

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This desert is found in Asia and is one of the coldest in the world

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The Gobi Desert

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The “Land of the Rising Sun”

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Japan

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The land bridge between Israel and Egypt

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Sinai Peninsula

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Why did ancient Egyptians called their land Red Land, Black Land?

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Black land is the fertile land for crops. Red Land is where the desert begins. They were so close that you could stand with one foot on Redland and one foot on Black Land.

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What tool was used by ancient Egyptians to make sure that what they were building was straight and level ?

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A square and plumb line.

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This word means “great house”

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Pharaoh

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Overseer of all works of the King

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Vizier

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The Great Pyramid is located near what modern city?

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Cairo

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Most ancient Egyptians did this kind of work

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Farming

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What plant was grown to make linen cloth?

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Flax

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Copper could be made stronger by melting it with what metal?

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Tin

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