Vocabulary Flashcards

History (39 cards)

1
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dynasty

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a line of heredity rulers of a country

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Valley of kings

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The place where Pharaohs where buried

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3
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Pharaoh

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Big House

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4
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Ka

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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

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Where the Queens were buried

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6
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Ba

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The part of the soul that visits family

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7
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Cairo

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The current capital of Egypt

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8
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Menes

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The very first Pharaoh of Egypt

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9
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Tel-El-Amarna

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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

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Largest hot desert in the world

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Nile River

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

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12
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Nile Delta

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A delta that spreads out and dumps water into the Mediterranean

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Ramses the Great

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

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Pyramid

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The place where pharaohs were originally buried.

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15
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Leb

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Later on, Egyptians started placing the heart in the Leb

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16
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Giza

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Where the Great pyramid and Great Sphinx were built

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MEMPHIS

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The first capital of Egypt

18
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Rosetta

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The place where the Rosetta Stone was found

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Egypt

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The country where the Egyptians live

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Rosetta Stone

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A stone that cracked the code to hieroglyphics

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King Tut

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

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Howard Carter

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An archaeologist who found King Tut’s tomb

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Hatshepsut

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The first woman pharoah in Egypt

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Akhenaten

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

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Thutmose III
The man who married Hatshepsut at 2 and was believed to have killed Hatshepsut
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Pschent
The double crown that was worn by rulers
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Hedjet
The crown of Upper Egypt
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Deshret
The crown for lower Egypt
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Hermopolis
A city in Ancient Egypt which was the worship center of Thoth
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Abu simbel
The place where Ramses the Great ruled
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Nefertiti
The wife of Akhenaten who lost her eye and did nothing during her rule
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Edfu
The worship center of Horus the younger
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Mt. Sinai
The mountain in between the fingers of the Red Sea
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The Book of the Dead
A scroll that people used as a guide through the underworld
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Seba star
The stars that are on Nut
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The number of days of doing mummification
70
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Number of chambers you have to go through in the underworld
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Hraf-haf
The ferryman of Ancient Egypt who was sometimes lazy
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Heliopolis
A major city in ancient Egypt and a major religious center