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Egypt
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Social Studies
6th Grade
05/14/2015

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Middle East
Definition
Region
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Red Sea
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Body of water east of Egypt
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Mediterranean Sea
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Body of water north of Egypt
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Sinai Peninsula
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Connects Egypt to the rest of the Middle East
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Nile
Definition
Longest River in the world
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Desert
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land/environment
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Arid (hot and dry)
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climate
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Papyrus
Definition
Reeds that grew along the banks and were used to make paper
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old
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Most pyramids were built in which kingdom
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government, army, courts
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The pharaoh controlled what 3 things
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animal, human
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Gods and Goddesses had a ______ head and a _______body
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ankh
Definition
What did Anubis carry in his hand?
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Kush and Axum
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Name of 2 Egypt neighbors
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life after death
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Egyptians believed in
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Book of the Dead
Definition
List of magic spells buried with mummies to help get them to the afterlife
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Weighing of the heart
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Osiris weighs the heart vs a feather to see if the person lived a good life
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Menes
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United upper and lower Egypt to unify Egypt for the first time
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Egypt
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Country in NE Africa
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Pyramid
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Burial tomb of Egyptian pharaohs
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Great Sphinx
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Statue with body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh; guarded the way to the Great Pryamid
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Great Pyramid
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Largest pyramid; tomb of pharaoh Khufu
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Nile
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Longest river in the world; runs north through Egypt; source of like for Egyptians
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Valley of Giza
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Location of Great Sphinx and Great Pyramid
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Valley of the Kings
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Location of King Tut's tomb and other hidden tombs
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Cairo
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Modern capital of Egypt today
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Dr Kent Weeks
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Archaeologist that found tomb of Ramses II sons
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Pharoah
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Title for Egyptian kings
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Tutankhamen
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Boy king known as King Tut; famous tomb found; ruled 9 years; died at age 18
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Ramses II
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Pharaoh who ruled for 67 years and had 52 sons; great military ruler; ruled during the time of Moses
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Khufu
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Pharaoh buried in the Great Pyramid
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Hatsheptsut
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Female pharaoh who had trade success in trade
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Re (pronounced Ra)
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Sun god; first god recognized by all Egyptians
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Anubis
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God if mummification
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Osiris
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God and ruler of the dead
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hieroglyphics
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Form of picture writing used by early Egyptians
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papyrus
Definition
Reeds that grew along Nile; used to make a form of paper
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scroll
Definition
several sheets of papyrus glued together
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cartouche
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oval frame around the pharaoh/queen's name
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Rosetta Stone
Definition
black rock with 3 types of writing on it; used to decode hieroglyphics
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Jean Champollion
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Frenchman who translated hieroglyphics using the Rosetta Stone
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Howard Carter
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Archaeologist who discovered King Tut's tomb in 1922
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mummification
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Process used to preserve the body for the afterlife
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Imhotep
Definition
Who designed the first step pyramid
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obelisk
Definition
Tall stone pillar (showed Hatsheput's success in trade)
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