North Africa Test Flashcards

(56 cards)

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Morroco

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Rabat

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Algeria

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Algiers

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3
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Libya

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Tripoli

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Egypt

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Cairo

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5
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Tunisia

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Tunis

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6
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Who was the gift of the Nile named by?

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Herodatus

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7
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Gift of the Nile supplies

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water
transportation
food

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8
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Longest river

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the Nile

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9
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Largest river

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the Amazon

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10
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upper vs. lower Egypt

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upper: south
lower: north

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11
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What does silt lead to?

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fertile soil

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12
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What does fertile soil lead to?

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more crops

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13
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What does more crops lead to?

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surplus

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14
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A surplus leads to?

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job specialization

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15
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What were the two kingdoms separated by?

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geography

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16
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Lower

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red crown

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17
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Upper

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white crown

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18
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What were menes?

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combined both kindoms & wore both crowns

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19
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First Dynasty?

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Led for 200 years
Theocracy
Led by religious leader/pharaoh

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20
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Who did Egypt belong to?

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the Gods

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21
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Who “managed” Egypt for the Gods?

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Pharaoh

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22
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Who was the voice of the Gods?

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Pharaoh

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23
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Who was blamed when things went wrong?

24
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Most famous Pharaoh of the Old Kingdom

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Who was known for the monuments built for him?
Khufu
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Cheops
the Great Pyramid
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Society
Pharaoh Nobles Scribes/Craftspeople Farmers/servants/slaves
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What did they trade with Nubia?
Gold copper ivory (slaves and stone for building projects)
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What did they trade with Syria?
wood
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Religion
Polytheistic
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Re
Sun God
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Osiris
God of the Underworld
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Isis
Goddess of magic
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Horus
Sky God/God of the Pharaohs
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Anubis
God of the Dead
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Bast
Goddess of mischief
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Reasons for mummification
Wanted the person to look the same in afterlife Spirit had to recognize the body or bond would be broken Preserve the body Applied to royalty or the elite
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Mummification process
1. organs taken out 2. organs put in urns 3. wrapped body placed in a sarcophagus
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Case like a coffin
Sarciophagus
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Pyramids contained what?
secret pathways traps tunnels
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Why did the Old Kingdom end?
Projects cost too much Couldn't make enough on taxes Paraohs lost power to nobles
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Lasted about 250 years
The Middle Kingdom
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The Middle Kingdom almost threw out what?
The Hyksos
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What began the New Kingdom?
The Middle Kingdom
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Who destroyed most of what Queen Hatshepsut had built?
Thutmose III
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Who increased and made money through trade?
Queen Hatshepsut
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What did Queen Hatshepsut act like?
a man with a fake beard
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What did Queen Hatshepsut use the money she made for?
building projects
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Woman in Egypt
Had more rights Religious leaders Jobs Get divorced (and keep property) Make contracts
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Egyptian Achievements
PROSHF Papyrus Rosetta Stone Obelisk Sphinx Hieroglyphics Flushing toilets
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A writing surface similar to paper
Papyrus
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A stone pillar
Obelisk
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A winged monster that has a woman's head and a lions body
Sphinx
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A large waterfall
Cataract
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A system of government in which priests rule in the name of a god or gods
Theocracy
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The supposed spiritual part of an individual human being a god, which survived
Ka