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3659613188Akhenaten-King Amernhotep IV -adopted monotheistic religion -worshipped Aten (god of the Sun) -considered himself mediator between people and Aten -moved capital 200 miles north of Thebes0
3659620413Akhetaten-capital city of Egypt under King Akhenaten -desert 200 miles north of Thebes -location threatened stability of Egypt -was destroyed after Akhenaten's death1
3659625646Aryans-invaded Indus Valley Civilization -adopted Harappan cultures (arts, agriculture, seal (Shiva), caste system)2
3659637474caste system-used by both the Harappans and Aryans -ranked people at birth based on family occupation, colorm ritual purity -social structure system3
3659641572cataract-parts of the Nile River -not navigable because of waterfalls and rapids4
3659643634Harappa-second biggest city in the Indus River Valley -near Punjab -used writing systems -centers for people to gather -had a social/economic structure5
3659651443Hyksos-invaded Egypt during Middle Kingdom -abolished the pharoah -instituted a diverse, disorderly government which was thrown over by rebellion6
3659656842Indus River Valley Civilization-began in 7000 BCE -language still not deciphered -located in Southern Asia -monsoons and floods created fertile lands -Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were the largest cities -can hold population of 40, 000 -crafts included pottery, dyeing, metal working, beadworking -active regional trade (found jade from Himalayans, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, turquoise from Persia, amethyst from Mewai)7
3659673581ma'at-justice system throughout the kingdom (Egypt) -kings had to maintain ma'at -kings kept forces of nature balanced -kings invited annual flooding of the Nile8
3659678558Menes/Narmer-ruler who conquered Egypt -unified Egypt (3100 BCE) -first pharoah -built Memphis (earliest capital of Egypt)9
3659694104Middle Kingdom-period of time in Egypt -pharoah was abolished by foreigners (Nubians) -King Mentuhotpe (ruler of Thebes) reunited the kingdom (north was Herakleopolis, south was Thebes) -trade was revived -fine arts and literature flourished10
3659705869Mohenjo-Daro-biggest city in the Indus River Valley Civilization -administrative center -three miles in circumfrence -contained a suburb -most developed city in the world at the time11
3659713647monotheism-worshipping of one god12
3659716406mummification-process of preserving deceased body -process of drying and embalming the body -associated with ancient Egyptians -represented advancement of culture, interest in religion, afterlife, and honoring the deceased13
3659726477New Kingdom-period of time in ancient Egypt -phase of expansion and imperialism -pharoah was reinstated14
3659732729Nile Valley Civilization-7000 BCE -civilization located near the Nile River (Egypt) -fertile land in upper Egypt gave rise to the civilization15
3659743822Old Kingdom-period of time in ancient Egypt -pharoahs had immense power -Egypt expanded into the south (Nubia)16
3659748779pharoah-king of ancient Egypt -given prestigious tombs -considered a god -also considered a political and military leader17
3659753145pyramid-smooth, steeply sloping sides that meet at an apex -used as tombs for ancient Egyptian people and pharoahs -constructed with much labor and intelligence -showed signs of improved architecture and enforcement of labor -intense mastery of land and natural resources18

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