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kingdom of Egypt Flashcards

1
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How long was the Nile River?

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4,160 miles long; known to be the world’s longest flowing river.

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Which direction did the Nile River flow?

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North

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3
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Anicent Egypt was apart of this desert?

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Sahara

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What natural material from the Nile makes soil fertile?

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silt

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3 signifcant things that the Egyptians used the Nile River for….

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Irrigation, canals, and water storage

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upper egypt

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Southern Egypt; up the Nile which flows North

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Lower Egypt

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Northern Egypt; down the Nile; mainly the fertile Nile delta

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Life in Ancient Egypt centered around

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the Nile River Valley

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9
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The Nile River floods at the same exact time every year?

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True. The Niles floods at the same time each year and are very predictable

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What happens during the flooding of the Nile?

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Fertilizing silt is deposited in the soil that creates a large amount of arable land.

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Rapids of the Nile

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also known as cataracts

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What was the main thing that deserts provided for Ancient Egypt?

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Deserts provided protection to the east and west for ancient Egypt

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13
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What are the two rivers that coverage to form the Nile river?

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Blue Nile and White Nile

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Where do the Blue and White Nile orginate?

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Lake Tana(Blue) and Lake Victoria(White)

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Was the source of the Nile discovered by ancient Egyptians?

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no, they discovered the sources in the 1700’s and 1900’s by the European explorers.

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16
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Significance of Aswan Dam

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-to develop hydroelectric power
-to control the flow and flooding of the Nile

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Negatice effects of the Aswan Dam

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-people were displaced as a result of the construction of the dam and Lake Nasser
-farmers need to use chemical fertilzers because the silt is trapped at the bottom of the lake and cannot make it into the farmlands upstream

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18
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How many kingdoms were there in Ancient Egypt?

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3

19
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What were the kingdoms of ancient egypt

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Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

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Old Kingdom

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Pyramid age, Pharaohs treated as gods, mummification

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Middle Kingdom

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golden age, a time of prosperity and stability, strong army for defense, hidden tombs

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New Kingdom

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age of expansion, conquering new lands, Valley of Kings

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Dynasty

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a sequence of rulers from the same family in which the leader is chosen by heredity

24
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Dynasty order

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-the oldest son inherits the throne’
-if there is no son, the oldest daughter becomes queen
-if there is no child, a new dynasty is formed

25
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How many dynasties did Ancient egypt have?

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over 30

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Delta

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a piece of land that forms from the depositing of sediment that is carried by the Nile as the flow leaves the mouth of the river

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Polytheism

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the religion celebrated by most of the Egyptians, the worship in more than one god.

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Monotheism

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the religion celebrating the belif in only one god that was the creator of Earth.

29
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Who started the idea of monotheism?

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Akkhenaten

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Black Land

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a piece of land in ancient egypt known for its fertility, and rich black silt making the land ideal for the growing of crops
-represented life

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Red Land

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a piece of land in ancient egypt that was a barren desert, with infertile land.
-not ideal to grow crops; represented death

32
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Giza

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the city where the Great Pyramids are located

33
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What language was written on the Rosetta Stone that allowed historians to discover hieroglyphics?

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greek

34
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Mummies

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specially treated bodies that are wrapped in cloth

35
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Social classes

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  1. Pharaoh
  2. Priests, viziers, and nobles
  3. Scribes, Merchants and craftsman
  4. Farmers and peasants
  5. Slaves
36
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What was the leadership role of pharaohs?

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they were viewed as the leaders/kings of ancient egypt. they were also seen as demigods and gods in the afterlife

37
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Pharaohs

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Menes, Hatshepsut, Ramses, Thutmoses, Cleopatra, Khufu, Senusret, Ahmose, Tut

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Hieroglyphics

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form of writing used by Egyptians

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what idea of writing tools did the egyptians introduce?

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writing on papyrus paper yet orginally hieroglyphics were on stone tablets or walls

40
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Rosetta Stone

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a key stone to the history of hieroglyphics and was found during the Napolenic wars. the contains three forms of writing hieroglyphics, demotic, greek

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Government of Ancient Egypt

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-two part ran; both a monarchy and theocracy

42
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Monarchy

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a government lead by a single person

43
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Theocracy

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a government lead by religious leader(s)

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