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6th Grade World Cultures Chapter 2 Egypt
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6th Grade
08/16/2011

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cataract
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wild rapids formed by narrow cliffs and boulders; a natural farrier that protected Egypt in the south
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delta
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river branches out over fertile soil; mouth of a river
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savannahs
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grassland south of Egypt
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papyrus
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reed plant that grew along the shores of the Nile; used to make baskets, sandals, rafts, and paper
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hieroglyphics
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Egyptian system of writing with picture symbols for objects, ideas, and sounds
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deities
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gods and goddesses who controlled forces of nature and human activity
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Lower Egypt
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land around the Nile River delta
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Book of the Dead
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collections of spells and prayers studied to help obtain the afterlife
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dynasty
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a line of rulers that passes power from father to son
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tribute
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forced payments sent to the pharaoh by conquered peoples are called
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Nubia
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was later known as Kush; located in present day Sudan
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Middle Kingdom
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golden age of prosperity, achievement, and stability in Egypt
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Ramses II
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greatest of the New Kingdom pharaohs
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Narmer
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united Upper and Lower Egypt; also known as Menes
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Amenhotep
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husband of Nefertiti; he changed his name to Akhenaton; pharaoah of the New Kingdom who tried to give the Egyptians a new religion with a new god, Aton.
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Khufu
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built the great pyramid at Giza
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Hapi
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god who ruled the Nile River
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Isis
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ruled the underworld with her husband Osiris
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Re
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chief god of the Egyptians
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Hatshepsut
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female pharaoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy
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