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World History Review-Beam
Ancient History Review III
25
History
9th Grade
01/10/2007

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purple dye
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product traded by the Phonecians
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Hworfor Cheops (Khufu)
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Had the largest pyramid
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papyrus
Definition
reed from which the Egyptians made paper
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Sumer
Definition
Ancient civilization that developed the clock and wheel
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silt
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a soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers
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theocracy
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government by priests
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tools
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gave name to the great ages of man
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Hatshepsut
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female pharaoh
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false beard
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symbol of pharoah
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artisan
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skilled crafts person
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river valleys
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physical feature where most of the world's great civilizations developed
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north
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direction the Nile flows
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alcohol
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has the same chemical composition as kohl
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nomad
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a person who travels in search of food
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cuneiform
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Sumerian wedge-shaped writing
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pyramid
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royal Egyptian tomb
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scribe
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In ancient times, a person who knew how to read and write
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Tutankhamun (King Tut)
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Young pharoah whose tomb amazed the world when it was discovered in the 1920s
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flax
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raw material for making linen
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monotheism
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major contribution of the Hebrews
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Ur
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Great Sumerian city; legendary birthplace of Abraham
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polytheism
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worship of many gods
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culture
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customs, ideas, and way of life of a group of people
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homo sapiens
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scientific name for man
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"an eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth"
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Basis of Hammurabi's law code
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