World history: Egypt – Flashcards
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Where does the Nile River empty?
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The nile river empties into the Mediterranean sea
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What is the Nile Delta known as?
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The Nile Delta is known as Lower Egypt
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How can Egyptian history be divided?
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Egyptian history was divided into three major periods: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom and the New Kingdom
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Who was Menes?
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Menes was the king who united the villages of upper and lower Egypt into a simple kingdom and created the first egyptian royal dynasty
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Who was the monarch of Egypt during the Old Kingdom?
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The Monarchs of the Old kingdom were powerful rulers over a unified state called pharaops
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How was the pharoah viewed?
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Pharaops were viewed as gods. By obeying them subjects believed they were maintaining world order
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What were the pyramids?
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Pyramids were built as a part of a larger complex of building dedicated to the dead
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How did Egyptians preserve the body?
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The egyptians practiced mummification a process of slowly drying a dead body to prevent it from rotting also taking out all the organs and filling the body with salt
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What was the most famous pyramid?
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The most famous pyramid is the great pyramid of King Khufu
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What is the Sphinx?
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A sphinx is the body of a lion and the head of a human it is alos a large statue
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What was a common trait of the Middle Kingdom?
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A common trait of the Middle Kingdom is that the pharaops did a lot of helpful projects which aided trade and transportation
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How did the Middle Kingdom end?
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The middle kingdom came to an end with the invation of egypt by the Hyksos
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What advantage did the Hyksos have?
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The Hyksos used horse-drawn chariots
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What did Egypt create during the New Kingdom?
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Egypt created and empire and became the most powerful state in southwest Asia
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Who was Hatshepsut?
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Hatshepsut was the daughter of the Pharaop Thutmose I and later became a pharaop herself
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What cause the collapse of the New Kingdom?
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The New Kingdom collapsed by the invasion of the "Sea Peoples"
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Who ruled over Egypt from ca. 1,000 BC to ca. the birth of Christ?
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The pharaop Cleopatra VII ruled before the birth of christ
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Explain the Egyptian hierarchy within society?
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In Egyptian hierachy the upperclass were merchants, aritsans, scribes and tax collector. Pharaops, nobles and priets lived in small villages and towns
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When did Egyptian writing develop and where was it used?
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Egyptian writing developed around 3000 B.C. Hieroglyphics were used for writing on temple walls and tombs. Hieractic script was used for business, record keeping and the general needs of daily life.
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What advances were made in Math and Science?
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Advances in Math and Science helped them bulid massive monuments, survey land, develop a calender and in medicine.
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What are the major differences between the Old, Middle and New Kingdom?
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The differences between the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms was that the old kingdom had city-states, the middle kingdom had a royal dynasty and the new kingdom had acutall cities.
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Who was in the upper class, middle class and lower class?
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The upper class were Nobles and Priests, the middle class were merchants, artisans and scribes and the lower class were pesants.
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What is the difference between hieroglyphica nd hieratic script?
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Hieratic script was simplified hieroglyphics and writin on Papyrus
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Who was the last Egyptian wasted in Grand Theft Auto?
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