The Nile River Valley | Egyptian Religion | Egyptian Society | Art, Architecture, and Learning in Egypt | Nubia |
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What are artisans
These skilled workers settled around local rulers.
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What is polytheism
This term reflects Egypt's worship of more than 200 gods.
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What is a pharaoh
This person was feared in Egypt because they too were considered a god.
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What are hieroglyphics
A drawing or symbol that represents a word or sound. This also allowed people to share ideas and make advanced technology possible.
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What are cataracts
This feature of the nile made it difficult for Nubians to travel up and down the river.
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What is flooding
This naturally occurring event allowed Egyptians to trap water with earthen walls
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Who is Amon-Ra
Egyptians believed that this god made a daily journey across the sky, each night dying in the west and rising in the east.
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What is Egyptian society or social class
This feature of Egypt was shaped like a pyramid with the pharaoh at the top, scribes in the middle, and farmers and slaves at the bottom.
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What are pyramids
These structures were developed during the Old Kingdom and served as tombs for the pharaohs.
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What is commerce
This is the buying of selling goods and services.
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What is the delta
This feature of the Nile is also known as the Black Land
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What is built temples and offered them prayers and gifts
Egyptians did these things in order to please their gods.
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What are kingdoms and dynasties
With one of these terms being a family reigning, the time period of ancient egypt was divided into these.
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What is mathematics
This subject was used for the construction of the pyramids.
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What are the pyramids
Similar to the Egyptians, the Nubians built hundreds of these at Napata and Meroe.
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What is surplus crops
This left over product was used to pay taxes instead of coinage
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What is mummification
This process began with the desert and became known as one of Egypt's great achievements by preserving the body.
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Who is Hatsepsut
This pharaoh carried out the the rituals of a pharaoh even though other were refused to accept this person being in power.
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What is anatomy
This area of knowledge was used in the ritual of mummification by embalmers and surgeons.
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What is trade
This led to cultural diffusion between Egypt and neighboring lands.
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What is Hymn to the Nile
"Watering the orchards created by Re, to cause all the cattle to live"
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Who is Osiris, Isis, and Horus
These three gods were a family and included the first mummy and the god to unite Egypt.
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What is Tuthmose III
This king ruled after Hatsepsut and commanded that records of her be destroyed. This was also her nephew.
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What is egyptian literature
We can learn about how ancient Egyptians lived by looking at this, which includes teachings, stories, and religious text.
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What is control over Nubia's riches
Egypt conquered Nubia for this reason.
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