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10th Grade
09/09/2015

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Term
_____________ was needed to make sure the Ka would be able to return and continue life. It also lead to advancements in human anatomy.
Definition
Mummification
Term
In the Old Kingdom, _______ was the title for rulers and had god-like power.
Definition
Pharaohs
Term
In order to run the vast lands that King Menez united, the Old Kingdom rulers divided the kingdom into 42 provinces, used bureaucracy, and employed a steward of the land, adviser to the ruler, called a _________.
Definition
Viziers
Term
We know most about the Egyptians, as well as the Greeks, because of the 1st historian named ___________.
Definition
Herodotus
Term
The Egyptians were eventually invaded by the Hyksos who were able to defeat them with what new technology?
Definition
Horse Drawn Chariots
Term
During the "Golden Age" or _______ Kingdom of ancient Egypt, the rulers became less like gods and more like shepherds.
Definition
Middle
Term
________ script is a simplified version of hieroglyphics used by most Egyptians.
Definition
Hieratic
Term
What was life like in ancient Egypt?
Definition
Very Structured; large lower class; women had rights and respect
Term
King ____________ (abbreviations is ok here) restored the old gods after his father changed to the worship of one god named Aten.
Definition
Tutankhamen (Tut)
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Without a doubt the most important river to the Egyptians was and still is the _________.
Definition
Nile
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