social studies Flashcards

social studies

1
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New Kingdom

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The time period is referred to as Egypt’s “golden age” because of the peace and stability they experienced

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2
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Middle Kingdom

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Time period in Egypt where many great achievements, in literature, art, and architure

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3
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Old kingdom

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time period in ancient Egypt when they built the pyramids

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4
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pharaohs

A

Egyptian God - Kings.

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5
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hieroglyphics

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Egyptian writing

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6
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Canaan

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The ancient homelands of the Hebrews

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7
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Abraham

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was The father “first” of the Hebrew people.

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8
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torah

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The first 5 books of the Hebrew bibles.

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9
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moses

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The Egyptian-raised Hebrew who led the Israelites out of Egypt during the Exodus

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10
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Ramsses the 2nd (The great)

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believed by many to be the pharaoh of the exodus

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11
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saul

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The king of Israel who drove the philistine from the central hills of ancient Palestine

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12
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david

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the king of Israel who united the Hebrew tribes

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13
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solomon

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the king of Israel who erected the first temple in Jerusalem

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14
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delta

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A broad, marshy, triangular, area of land formed by deposits of silt at the mouth of a river.

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15
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The person king allowed 40,00 Hebrews to be free

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Cyrus the great

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16
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The longest river in Africa

A

nile

17
Q

An old kingdom pharaoh that ended a major famine

A

djoser

18
Q

The resting place for the pharaohs of the old kingdom after their death

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pyramids

19
Q

The largest lake in Africa

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lake victoria

20
Q

David did beat

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Goliath

21
Q

The Hebrews were not polyostotic

A

true

22
Q

The Great Pyramid was built for

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Khufu

23
Q

The Nile influenced . . .

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settlement distribution, the economy, and even religion.

24
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The Nile River valley is surrounded by the desert which offers the Egyptians . . .

A

protection from invaders

25
Q

Abraham talks to God and brings his people to the

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promise land (Canaan.

26
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hey experience the drought and after that, they travel to Egypt where they became . . .

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enslaved

27
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the Hebrews left Egypt but then got enslaved by the . . .

A

neobablonians

28
Q

egypt was conquered by . . .

A

assyria

29
Q

then the Jews lived under the . .

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Romans

30
Q

Hebrews expand their territory by

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conquering their neighbors

31
Q

Hebrews unite under . . .

A

saul, David, soloman

32
Q

King Solomon builds a . . .

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trading empire and erects a great temple in Jerusalem

33
Q

After Solomon’s death, the kingdom . . .

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splits apart