Vocabulary Flashcards

History

1
Q

dynasty

A

a line of heredity rulers of a country

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2
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Valley of kings

A

The place where Pharaohs where buried

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3
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Pharaoh

A

Big House

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4
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Ka

A

The part of a soul that goes on the journey (Your identical twin)

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5
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Valley of Queens

A

Where the Queens were buried

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6
Q

Ba

A

The part of the soul that visits family

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7
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Cairo

A

The current capital of Egypt

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8
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Menes

A

The very first Pharaoh of Egypt

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9
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Tel-El-Amarna

A

The most hated Egyptian city which was never used again after the Pharaoh died.

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10
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Sahara Desert

A

Largest hot desert in the world

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11
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Nile River

A

Largest river in the world and the only river that flows north.

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12
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Nile Delta

A

A delta that spreads out and dumps water into the Mediterranean

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13
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Ramses the Great

A

The best Pharaoh of Egypt who also lived the longer than his children.

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14
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Pyramid

A

The place where pharaohs were originally buried.

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15
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Leb

A

Later on, Egyptians started placing the heart in the Leb

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16
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Giza

A

Where the Great pyramid and Great Sphinx were built

17
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MEMPHIS

A

The first capital of Egypt

18
Q

Rosetta

A

The place where the Rosetta Stone was found

19
Q

Egypt

A

The country where the Egyptians live

20
Q

Rosetta Stone

A

A stone that cracked the code to hieroglyphics

21
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King Tut

A

A pharoah who was the son of Akhenaten and made Thebes a capital again

22
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Howard Carter

A

An archaeologist who found King Tut’s tomb

23
Q

Hatshepsut

A

The first woman pharoah in Egypt

24
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Akhenaten

A

The most hated pharoah of Egypt who killed all the priests and made himself god during his rule

25
Q

Thutmose III

A

The man who married Hatshepsut at 2 and was believed to have killed Hatshepsut

26
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Pschent

A

The double crown that was worn by rulers

27
Q

Hedjet

A

The crown of Upper Egypt

28
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Deshret

A

The crown for lower Egypt

29
Q

Hermopolis

A

A city in Ancient Egypt which was the worship center of Thoth

30
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Abu simbel

A

The place where Ramses the Great ruled

31
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Nefertiti

A

The wife of Akhenaten who lost her eye and did nothing during her rule

32
Q

Edfu

A

The worship center of Horus the younger

33
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Mt. Sinai

A

The mountain in between the fingers of the Red Sea

34
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The Book of the Dead

A

A scroll that people used as a guide through the underworld

35
Q

Seba star

A

The stars that are on Nut

36
Q

The number of days of doing mummification

A

70

37
Q

Number of chambers you have to go through in the underworld

A

12

38
Q

Hraf-haf

A

The ferryman of Ancient Egypt who was sometimes lazy

39
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Heliopolis

A

A major city in ancient Egypt and a major religious center