AP World History Review: Ancient Egypt Flashcards
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| 6392612317 | Along Nile River | where ancient Egyptian civilization developed | 0 | |
| 6392615237 | Nile River | flooded at predictable times and provided a stable agricultural cycle (substantial food surpluses) | 1 | |
| 6392616238 | King Menes | united the entire river valley (before the Old Kingdom), built capital at Memphis, managed floods, and built drainage and irrigation systems | 2 | |
| 6392620497 | pharaohs | Egyptian rulers | 3 | |
| 6392622122 | Hieroglyphics | Egyptian writing system consisting of a series of pictures that represented letters/words | 4 | |
| 6392624107 | calendar (astronomy) | development of Egyptians | 5 | |
| 6392626110 | -dependent on -valued luxuries (gold, spices, etc.) -contact with others | Egyptian trade (3) | 6 | |
| 6392627990 | polytheism | Egyptian religion | 7 | |
| 6392628830 | Egyptian afterlife | life after death, believed that could take earthly belongings with them, believed they would use their bodies there | 8 | |
| 6392631776 | mummification | process of preserving dead bodies; only available to wealthy people) | 9 | |
| 6392634116 | Queen Hatshepsut | first female ruler, ruled during New Kingdom, greatly expanded Egyptian trade | 10 | |
| 6392636231 | high (higher than Mesopotamia) | women's status in Ancient Egypt | 11 | |
| 6392637434 | buy, sell, inherit property, divorce | rights of women (4) | 12 | |
| 6392640437 | -pharaoh -priests -nobles -merchants/artisans -peasants/slaves | Egyptian social structure (5 levels, 7 groups) | 13 | |
| 6392642046 | slaves | who generated most wealth in Ancient Egypt | 14 | |
| 6392642725 | 1100 BCE | when Ancient Egypt began to decline | 15 | |
| 6392643486 | Assyrians, Persians | who conquered parts of Ancient Egypt (2) | 16 |