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st. pauls mid term exam flascards
ancient egypt
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History
8th Grade
12/11/2011

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nile river
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a river that runs south to north flowing into the Mediterranean sea
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annual flooding
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the nile floods from late spring in to the summer then recedes in the fall.
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natural defense of the Nile
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the Sahara protecets the west side of da nile the mediterranean protects the north and the red sea protecets the east
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narmer
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a king of upper egypt that gathererd the forces of the south and led them to invade and conquer lower egypt
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Memphis
Definition
a capital city narmer had built
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dynasty
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a line of rulers from one family
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old kingdom
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a kingdom that lasted from about 2700 B.C. to 2200 B.C.
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theocracy
Definition
a government ruled by a person who is the political leader and the religious leader
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nomarchs
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pryamids
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a place to honor thier god-kings and provide them with an eternal place of rest
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nile river
Definition
a river that runs south to north flowing into the Mediterranean sea
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middle kingdoms
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hyskos invasion
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the invasion where the invaders had the upper hand because of their better weapons
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thebes
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acity in upper egypt that became their new capital
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newkingdom
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hatsheput
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a queen that firstruled with her husband then ruled on behalf of her stepson
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thutmoseIII
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hatsheput's stepson he was too young too rule so he let hatsheput rule for him
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Amenhotep/akhenton
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a egyption ruler who done away with the old religion and he said to worship only one god Aton, the sun-god,
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ramses II
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egypts ruler for 67 years
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Rosetta Stone
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a tablet inscribed with three languages onit
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hieroglyphs
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the way the egyptions through pictures
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re/Ra
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the sun god
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Osiris/Isis
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the ruler of the under world and isis the
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polytheism
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the worshiping of many gods
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Theme

Events that started the nile
Definition
narmer united the upper and lower egypt creating the old kingdom

kings in memphis lot power and nomarchs reblled and won
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middle
Start nobles from thebes join and move capital to thebes

End: in 1800bc. hyskoes invaded
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new
Start Amose an eygption prince drives out the hyskos

End After ramses II spread egypt too thin mediteraniansearaides attacked and took over
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importance of the nile
Definition
protection from invaders
yearly flodding leaves yearly floodingleaves silt for agriculture and irragation
food supply of fish and other seafood
transporatation
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mumyfication process and importance of it
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eyptions beleaved mumification was the egyptions way for safe jorney in the after life soulnee
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scientific acheivements in aE
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heiro glyps

developed a nun=mber system that allowed them to calcuelate volume and area ( irragation, pryamids
Built elaborate temples an d pryamids
created mumifacation
created very effective medicenes and medical proceders
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