AP World History - Egypt Flashcards
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| 5665728000 | Black land | Fertile from silt | 0 | |
| 5665729281 | Red land | Desert | 1 | |
| 5665734752 | Upper and lower Egypt | Lower Egypt=delta where river splits Upper = downstream to South | 2 | |
| 5665745568 | Flooding of Nile | Gradual and predictable, brought joy to people. Left silt, enriched soil, made Egypt prosperous | 3 | |
| 5665759651 | Unifying factor of Egypt | Nile: Fastest way to travel and made transportation and communication easier. | 4 | |
| 5665768384 | Natural barriers | Deserts to west and east Cataracts in south part of Nile Mediterranean Sea to north | 5 | |
| 5665810746 | Kingdoms characterized by | Long-term stability | 6 | |
| 5665820014 | First Egyptian dynasty under.... | Menes | 7 | |
| 5665824135 | Who united Upper (White) and Lower Egypt (Red) with new combined crown? 3100 B.C. | Menes | 8 | |
| 5665833179 | Capital of Old Kingdom | Memphis, south of delta | 9 | |
| 5665835836 | What does pharoah mean? | "palace" | 10 | |
| 5665841490 | By what principles did the pharaoh rule by? | Principles of Ma'at which conveyed truth, order, and harmony. | 11 | |
| 5665870646 | Vizier | "Steward of the whole land" in charge of bureaucracy. | 12 | |
| 5665886161 | Nome | Egypt divided into provinces | 13 | |
| 5665891532 | Who led each nome? | A nomarch Responsible to king and vizier | 14 | |
| 5665899628 | Largest pyramids in history built during | O.K. | 15 | |
| 5665901940 | Middle Kingdom | Golden age of stability New concern of pharoahs for public welfare. | 16 | |
| 5665988437 | First Nile Civilization | 3900 BC | 17 | |
| 5666022919 | Largest number of ppl with what occupation? | Worked the land (owned by pharaoh) | 18 | |
| 5666031935 | Religion | No word for it b/c such important part of life. Sun God Re | 19 | |
| 5666057770 | Spiritual body | Ka | 20 | |
| 5666060970 | Largest and most magnificent pyramids under | King Khufu 2540 B.C. | 21 | |
| 5666065432 | Hieroglyphics | "Priest carvings" | 22 | |
| 5666073518 | Who were the Hyksos? | From Western Asia Used horse-drawn carriages Ruled Egypt 100 yrs Brought bronze-making and military skills. | 23 | |
| 5666279264 | Queen Hatshepsut | First female pharaoh Temple at Deir el Bahri | 24 | |
| 5666310338 | Thutmosis III | Nephew of Hatshepsut | 25 | |
| 5666318069 | Amenhotep IV | Introduced Aten as chief god and changed his name to Akhenaten Attempt at religious change failed | 26 | |
| 5666328382 | Tutankhamen | Successor of Akhenaten | 27 | |
| 5666371777 | 19th dynasty under | Ramses II Regained control of Canaan | 28 | |
| 5666378578 | Decline of Egyptian Empire | Invasions by "Sea Peoples" drove Egyptians back | 29 | |
| 5666387266 | Women respected | Some created businesses | 30 | |
| 5666390439 | Egyptian influence | Egyptian products found in Crete Merchants traveled to Nubia | 31 | |
| 5666403434 | Last Kushite ruler expelled | 663 B.C. | 32 |