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MidTerm Study Guide Flashcards

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a flat plain formed on the seabed where a river deposits material over many years

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Delta

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group of rocky rapids

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Cataract

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skilled worker who practices a handicraft

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Artisan

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3
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king of ancient Egypt

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Pharaoh

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4
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a series of rulers from the same family

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Dynasty

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system of many government officials who carry out government rules and regulations

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Bureaucracy

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a body that has been preserved so it will not decompose

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Mummy

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symbol that stands for a word, idea, or sound

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Hieroglyphics

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a writing surface similar to paper named after the papyrus reed that grew along the Nile River in ancient Egypt

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Papyrus

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9
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structure with triangular sides

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Pyramid

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statue or other free-standing piece of art made of clay, stone, or other materials

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Sculpture

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study of the structure of the body and its organs

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Anatomy

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The Nile River has 2 main sources:
a.
b.

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a. White Nile

b. Blue Nile

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13
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flows from Lake Victoria

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White Nile

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Rushes down from the highlands of present-day Ethiopia

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Blue Nile

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Vast desert that stretches across most of Northern Africa

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Sahara

16
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Narrow strip of rich, dark soil that lines both banks of the Nile and covers the delta

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Black Land

17
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Deadly place of hot, burning sands

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Red Land

18
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United the 2 kingdoms about _________ B.C

Considered to be the first pharaoh.

A

Narmer

3000

19
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Period of prosperity, political strength and cultural achievement

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Old Kingdom

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The kingdom began after civil wars: built system of canals that could drain the Nile flood waters and irrigate new farmland

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Middle Kingdom

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Weakened and broke apart and later conquered by the Persian empire

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New Kingdom

22
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332 B.C., the Greek army of ________ conquered Egypt.

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Alexander the Great

23
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Head of Egypt’s bureaucracy

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Vizier

24
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Rule was peaceful and built Egypt’s wealth and power through trade

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Hatshepsut

25
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Extended Egyptian influence through war

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Ramses II

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Name from top to bottom the order of the Egyptian Society:

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a. Pharaohs
b. Nobles, Priests, Officials
c. Scribes
d. Merchants & Artisans
e. Farmers, Servants, slaves

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Most important God was ______, sun god.

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Amon-re

28
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God of the underworld

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Osiris

29
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Wife of Osiris, mother goddess of Egypt.

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Isis

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Son of Isis and Osiris

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Horus

31
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The pharaoh was considered a _____ on earth so the people obeyed him.

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God

32
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The first way the Egyptians prepared for the afterlife was __________.

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Living a good life

33
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2nd way to prepare for the after life was by having their bodies __________.

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Preserved after death.

Social Studies (7 decks)

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