Tradition and World 4th Edition
Cerritos High School student
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| 198397726 | Ahmosis | Egyptian pharaoh (c. 1500 B.C.E.), founder of the New Kingdom. | 0 | |
| 198397727 | Amon-Re | Egyptian god, combination of the sun god Re and the air god Amon. | 1 | |
| 198397728 | Ancestor Worship | Belief that dead ancestors can influence one's fortunes in life. Those who practice often conduct rituals and ceremonies to the memory or remains of their ancestors. | 2 | |
| 198397729 | Aten | Monotheistic god of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaton (r. 1353-1335 B.C.E.) and arguably the world's first example of monotheism. | 3 | |
| 198397730 | Bantu | African peoples who originally lived in the area of present-day Nigeria; around 2000 B.C.E. they began a centuries-long migration that took them to most of sub-Saharan Africa; the Bantu were very influential, especially linguistically. | 4 | |
| 198397731 | Bronze | Material made from copper and tin used for weapons and agricultural tools. | 5 | |
| 198397732 | Cult of Osiris | Osiris becomes associated with the Nile, crops, mortality, and immortality after his wife, Isis, gathers his fallen body and allows the gods to restore him to life in the underworld. | 6 | |
| 198397733 | Hieroglyphics | Ancient Egyptian written language. | 7 | |
| 198397734 | Hyksos (HICK-sohs) | Invaders who seized the Nile delta and helped bring an end to the Egyptian Middle Kingdom. | 8 | |
| 198397735 | Iron | Material used for weapons and tools that became cheap and more widely available around 1000 B.C.E. | 9 | |
| 198397736 | Kush | Nubian African kingdom that conquered and controlled Egypt from 750 to 664 B.C.E. | 10 | |
| 198397737 | Nubia | Area south of Egypt; the kingdom of Kush in Nubia invaded and dominated Egypt from 750 to 664 B.C.E. | 11 | |
| 198397738 | Osiris | Ancient Egyptian god that represented the forces of nature. | 12 | |
| 198397739 | Patriarchy | System of social organization in which males dominate the family and where public institutions, descent, and succession are traced through the male line. | 13 | |
| 198397740 | Pharaohs | Egyptian kings considered to be gods on earth. | 14 |
