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food
rich soil for farming
transportation
trade
used in religious ceremonies
protection |
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Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom |
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| In what kingdom was the power of the pharaoh strongest? |
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| Responsibilities of the pharaoh |
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perform rituals
order building permits
make sure land produces well
collect taxes
in charge of trade
his word was law (absolute power) |
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| Reasons for mummification |
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| body is needed for the afterlife |
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| Impact of geography on everyday life |
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| most Egyptians were farmers |
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Social Structure
(from highest to lowest) |
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Pharaohs
Government officials
Priests
Scribes
Artisans
Peasants |
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animal: ostrich
god of the underworld |
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animal: ibis
god of scribes and learning |
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animal: hawk
god of the heavens |
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animal: jackal
god of the embalmers |
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animal: cat
goddess of joy and sun to ripen the crops |
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animal: cow
goddess of beauty |
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animal: crocodile
god of danger |
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animal: hawk and lion
god of sun |
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animal: ram
god of Nile cataracts and flooding |
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animal: baboon
protector of lungs |
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| a wrapped, preserved body |
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| writing that uses pictures for words or sounds |
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| the ruler, priest and god |
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| paper made from a reed plant |
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| area of fertile land at the mouth of a river |
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| a way to preserve the dead |
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| built the Great Pyramid of Giza |
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first woman pharaoh
built Day al-Bahri |
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warrior king
reestablished Egyptian rule of Syria and Palestine
created Egypt's largest dynasty |
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boy king
known for his tomb, which was found intact in 1922 by Howard Carter |
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