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Ancient Egypt
Kelliher
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Social Studies
6th Grade
10/30/2012

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cataract
Definition
wild rapids formed by boulders and narrow cliffs
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Isis
Definition
represented loyal wife and mother
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savannas
Definition
grasslands south of Egypt
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Memphis
Definition
capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom
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Khufu
Definition
He built the Great Pyramid of Giza
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Upper Egypt
Definition
South of the river delta
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Kemet
Definition
Egyptian name for Egypt,means "the Black Lands"
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Ramses II
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greatest of the kingdom pharohs
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Hyksos
Definition
western Asian people who conquered Egypt
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Thebes
Definition
capital of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom
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dynasty
Definition
line of rulers that passes power from fater to son
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embalming
Definition
Egyption invention to prevent the pharoh's body from decomposing (breaking down-ashes)
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rooftops
Definition
place where Egyptian families spent
time together
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Re
Definition
The chief god of the Egyptians
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Iron ore deposits
Definition
The reason why the Kushites moved their capital to Meroe to be close to this
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Amenhotep
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He tried to give the Egyptians a new religion
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River Nile Flooding
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resulted in fertile soil and the development of surveying
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Nubia
Definition
Today we call it Sudan
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Hatshepsut
Definition
the woman pharoh who concentrated on building the Egyptian economy
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What did Egyptians trade for?
Definition
Iron weapons
ivory and gold
incense
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