chapter 4 world history

Question 1

Cataracts

Answer 1

cataracts or strong rapids

Question 2

delta

Answer 2

delta, a triangle shaped area of land made of soil deposited by a river

Question 3

menes

Answer 3

a leader named menes rose to power in upper egypt

Question 4

pharaoh

Answer 4

the title used by the rulers of egypt “great house”

Question 5

dynasty

Answer 5

a dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family

Question 6

old kindom

Answer 6

a period in egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 BC to 2200 BC

Question 7

khufu

Answer 7

the most famous pharaoh of the old kingdom was khufu who ruled in the 2500s BC

Question 8

nobles

Answer 8

nobles or people from rich and powerful families

Question 9

afterlife

Answer 9

afterlife or life after death

Question 10

mummies

Answer 10

specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth

Question 11

elite

Answer 11

elite or people of wealth and power

Question 12

pyramids

Answer 12

huge stone tombs

Question 13

engineering

Answer 13

the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes

Question 14

Middle Kingdom

Answer 14

a period of order and stability that lasted until about 1750 BC

Question 15

New Kingdom

Answer 15

The period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory

Question 16

Trade Routes

Answer 16

Paths followed by traders

Question 17

Queen Hatshepsut

Answer 17

One ruler who worked to increase egyptian trade was Queen Hatshepsut

Question 18

Rameses The Great

Answer 18

In the 1200s BC the pharaoh ramses II, or Ramses The Great, came to power

Question 19

Hieroglyphics

Answer 19

Egyptian writing system

Question 20

Papyrus

Answer 20

a long-lasting,paper-like material made from reeds

Question 21

Rosetta Stone

Answer 21

a stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics

Question 22

Sphynxes

Answer 22

imaginary creatures with the bodies of lions and the heads of other animals or humans

Question 23

Obelisk

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a tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top

Question 24

King Tutankhamen

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in 1922 archeologists found the tomb of KIng Tutankhamen or king tut

Question 25

Piankhi

Answer 25

After Kashta, his son Piankhi continued to attack egypt

Question 26

Trade Network

Answer 26

a system of people in different lands who trade goods

Question 27

Merchants

Answer 27

or traders

Question 28

Exports

Answer 28

items sent out to other regions

Question 29

Imports

Answer 29

goods brought in from other regions

Question 30

Queen Shanakhdakheto

Answer 30

Historians believe that the first woman to rule Kush was Queen Shanakhdakheto

Question 31

King Ezana

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in about AD 350 the Aksumite army of King Ezana destroyed Meroe and took over kush

Question 32

Acquire

Answer 32

Traders traveled to Punt, an area on the Red Sea, to acquire incense and myrrh - Acquire- to get

Question 33

Method

Answer 33

To keep the Ka from suffering, the egyptians developed a method called embalming- method- a way of doing something

Question 34

Contracts

Answer 34

These included the right to own property, make contracts, and divorce their husbands

Question 35

Authority

Answer 35

Some kushite women rose to positions of authority