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Social Studies unit 2 chapter 3 - 6th grade Flashcards

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This place depends on the farming

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Egypt

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The ideal place for civilization to thrive in ne Africa

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Nile river valley

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Triangular shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that looks like fingers spread out

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Delta

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Mixture of soil and small rocks

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Silt

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Area known as black land because it was very fertile

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Memphis

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Egyptians used this to make paper?

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Papyrus

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Another name for waterfall

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Cataracts

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United into one country

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Unified

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He lead his army north into Lower Egypt wearing a double crown

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Menes

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Who was a priest and an advisor began to keep records. He divided the kings into different dynasties

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Mane tho

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a king as a god-king also known as as great house

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Pharaoh

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Egyptian developed a form of writing called

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Hieroglyphics

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A stone that had hieroglyphics writing

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Rosetta Stone

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Huge structures that served as a house or tombs for the dead

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Pyramids

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Preserved body, that is placed in a tomb

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Mummy

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Where is the largest pyramid located at?

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Giza

16
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A great pyramid built for the pharaoh.

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Khufu

17
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Is the way people use and manage their resources

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Economy

18
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Who brought new technology and ideas?

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Hyksos

19
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Powerful women

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Hatshepsut

20
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Amen hotel changed his name to this and it means servant of Aton

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Akhenaten

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A kingdom to the south of Egypt. The people had a hard time farming the land. Why and what did they do to improve the farming situation

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The soil was rocky and dry. They built irrigation system to help them carry water to their crops.

22
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In 1650 B.C. Who took over Nubia from the Kush?

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Thutmose III

23
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By 750 B.C. King Kashta of Kushn conquered what?

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Upper Egypt

24
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Who conquered the rest of Egypt that Kashta did not?

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Piankhi

25
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These women are known as queens and led military expeditions and built great monuments. They also opposed taxes

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Amanirenas

26
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What made the Nile River important?

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Longest river in the world

27
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Why did the Egyptians want to make a calendar?

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To keep track of the number of days between floods.

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When will the Nile river flood

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May and sept.

29
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What made the Egyptian economy better

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Trade

30
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When Egyptian farmers could not farm what did they do?

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Help make pyramids

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