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In 5000 BC, argiculture was well established in Egypt. Where was it introduced from? |
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Middle Egypt was highly populated. True or False? |
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False, aka 'Empty Zone' due to narrowing of river Little water = sterile land |
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| What types of craft's were seen during the Predynastic Egypt period? |
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1)pottery 2)glassblowing 3)copperworking |
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| What was a name of a cemetery in the Predynastic Period and what did it seem to prove(2)? |
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El Omari - Social differences - As well as trade goods from the Nile |
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The end of the Predynastic is mark by what? |
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When Upper and Lower Egpyt was unified by Pharoah Narmer |
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| The unification was commemorated by? |
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Narmer Palette - used to mix cermonial paints |
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| Narmer was a ruler of ____ before Egypt? |
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| Who found the Narmer Palette? |
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| British Archaeologists in 1898 |
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| What is on the front and back of the Narmer Palette? |
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Front: Narmer wearing white crown of U.E Eagle (god Horus) appearing from papryus sandal wearers follow Narmer Narmer standing on dead enemies Back: Narmer wearing Red crown of L.E Narmer inspecting decapitated enemies Two beasts intertwinded = Egypt |
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| Heiroglyphics came from what? |
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Mesopotamia writing system - Combination of pictographs and phonetic signs |
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| Hierglyphics written on what? (3) |
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Plaster walls carved in stone monuments written on papyrus paper |
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| The Rosetta Stone was discovered by who and what languages was it written in? |
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1799 Napoleon's invasion Hiero Demotics Ancient Greek |
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| Great Pyramids were constructed during what period? |
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| What is earliest pyramid and who did it commemorate? |
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| Who was Djoser's architect? |
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| The Sphinx has the head of whom? |
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| How did the First Intermediate Period begin? |
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| What marked the Middle Kingdom? And who did they worship? |
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Thebes becoming a capital Sun god Amun |
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| What marked the Second Intermediate? |
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The Hyksos people taking over from SW asia - lots of influence from SW asia |
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| What marked the New Kingdom? And what was so amazing about there power? |
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Theban Pharaohs overthrew Hyksos - Controlled regions as far away as SW asia |
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| What was different about how Pharoahs were buried in the New Kingdom? |
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| Buried underground, usually in the Valley of Kings and Queens, at Thebes |
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| What was so great about Mummies that archeologist loved? |
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Incredible data, - DNA studies of families - History of diseases |
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Human scarfices didnt not accompany pharaohs. Instead images of helpers (tiny statues) were placed in stones |
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| Who followed Tutankhaman? |
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Rameses II - incredible military leader |
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| What marked the end of the Pharaonic rule? |
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Death of Rameses III in 1100BC - Nubia and SW Asia constently threatned |
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| What does the Indus Valley Consist of? |
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Pakistan and NW India - contained alluvial deposits from Himalayas |
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| During 7000 - 6400 BC, was city was devoloped in the Indus Valley? |
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| Who is Sir Mortimer Wheeler? |
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Brit. Arch - suggested that Harappan social complexity was from other places diffusing into the region - turned out to be wrong by Mehgrah (site) |
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| What is the Earliest known farming village |
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| What is the capital of Harappan State and what is it's population |
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| What was Harappan means of trade? |
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| Harappan Script has been deciphered? True or False? |
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False 400 pictographs - linguists suggest a mixture of sounds and whole words are represented |
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| When did Harappan decline and why?(2) |
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1700 BC - Breakdown of trade network - deforestation which caused flooding |
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| In the Sahara, what was the mean for trade? |
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| When was iron technology introduced? |
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800 BC - huge advances in farming tools, military weapons, agri expansion |
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| Earliest knock urban centre in West Africa is ? |
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| Timbuktu could not have supported itself, so where did they receive there tools and whatnot from? |
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| Jenne-eno supplied agri products |
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| What is the Trans Saharan Trade? |
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Joined Egypt and Mediterranean to West Africa - Berber tribes and camel transport combined with Islamic traders to create stable system |
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| What is the First known west African State? |
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| WHo led Mali? and what did he/she accomplish? |
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General Sundiata - took control of Sahara Trade - institued a constitution and set of laws |
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| The most famous ruler in Mali was ? And why? |
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Mansa Musa - made pilgrimage to Mecca via Ciaro - gave away lots of gold |
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| unifying effect of Islam ws one key to ____ prosperity , overcame factionalism. |
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| In Islamic West Africa, what was its holy city? |
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