AP world history Flashcards
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35606203 | Narmer/Menes | A phareoh that united upper and lower egypt | 0 | |
35606204 | ma'at | the egyption concept of truth justice and cosmic order | 1 | |
35606205 | mummification | a process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying | 2 | |
35606206 | pyramid | Huge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom | 3 | |
35606207 | Old Kingdom | 2700 BC - 2200 BC. Upper and Lower Egypt kept separate kingdoms, but later built unified government. Developed basic features of its civilization. BUILT THE PYRAMIDS: an eternal resting place for their god-kings. | 4 | |
35606208 | Middle Kingdom | 2050 BC. - 1800 BC.: A new dynasty reunited Egypt. Moved the capital to Thebes. Built irrigation projects and canal between NIle and Red Sea so Egytian ships could trade along coasts of Arabian Penninsula and East Africa. Expanded Egyptian territory:Nubia, Syria. | 5 | |
35606209 | Hyksos | the people who invaded Egypt thus beginning the second Intermediate period during which the Hyksos ( a word meaning "foreigner) ruled as pharaohs in Lower Egypt and exacted tribute from the royal families in Thebes. | 6 | |
35606210 | New Kingdom | the period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory | 7 | |
35606211 | Akhenaten | Egyptian pharaoh (r. 1353-1335 B.C.E.). He built a new capital at Amarna, fostered a new style of naturalistic art, and created a religious revolution by imposing worship of the sun-disk. | 8 | |
35606212 | Akhetaten | capital city of king Akhentan | 9 | |
35606213 | Hieroglphics | The ancient egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds. | 10 | |
35606214 | Indus Valley Civilization | also known as Harappan civilization,located in India along the Indus River,near the Thar Desert and the Himalayas Mountains | 11 |