test 3 early nile valley civilizations Flashcards

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what year did villagers begin to build farms and irrigation systems around the nile river?

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as early as 5000 BCE

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2
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why was centralized authority required?

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b/c irrigation projects required a lot of cooperative work

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3
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what were the tribal districts upper and lower Egypt known as

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nomes

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4
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who unites the two kingdoms ?

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menes aka Narmer

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5
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what does Narmer do

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he unites the two kingdoms and founds the first Egyptian dynasty with the capital being Memphis

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how many Egyptian dynasties were there and what number was Narmer?

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there were 30 and narmer was the first

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7
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how were the Egyptian dynasties divided?

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old kingdom, middle and new

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8
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define dynasty

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a line of rulers over an area that come from one family

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9
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how long did the old kingdom last AND where was farmers capital/where is it today

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2700-2200 BCE the capital was Memphis which is near today’s Cairo

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what was the government like in the old kingdom dynasties

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nobles lost all power since authority was under on ruler (the king)

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what is the meaning of pharaoh

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great house since narmer united the two houses of egypt

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what was pharaohs status

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considered to be a deity (god)

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13
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what did the pharaoh own and control?

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he owned all land and had control over irrigation systems

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whats the effect of pharaohs status

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since he was believed to be a god people had loyalty trust and security to him

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what did they build b/c they believed pharaoh was a god

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pyramids to preserve the mummified pharaoh forever

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16
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whats a resurrection machine

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a narrow shaft going from burial chamber of pyramid pointing directly towards part of sky where stars revolve (that’s where heavens are)

17
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out of seven wonders of the world in Egypt is the pyramid the oldest or newest and what is it called

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oldest and the most intact was the pyramid of Cheops “keops” in el Giza

18
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when was the pyramid of Cheops “keops” built

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2560 as a tomb for fourth dynasty pharaoh Khufu

19
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how tall is the great pyramid and how long to build

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481 feet and it was the tallest man made structure for 3800 years
20 years it took to made