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| Chapter 4 Ancient Egypt & Kush |
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| How did Egyptian civilization develop? |
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| Farms grew into villages and then into cities |
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| The political order of Egypt around 3200 BC was based on |
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| Wealthy farmers who emerged as leaders |
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| What DID NOT cause social classes to appear during the Old Kingdom? |
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| How was Egypt able to build pyramids and temples? |
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| It collected taxes from the people |
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| Why was Egypt a leading military power by the 1400s BC? |
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| What factor contributed most to the growth of trade in the New Kingdom? |
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| Egypt's conquest of distant lands |
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| Why were tombs filled with art, jewelry, and other treasures? |
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| Egyptians believed the dead enjoyed such materials in the afterlife |
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| What demonstrates that Egypt and Kush lived in peace with each other? |
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| Kush and Egypt traded with each other |
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| What was the effect of Egypt's conquest of Kush in 1500 BC? |
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| Kushite culture became more like Egyptian culture |
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| How did Kushites begin to learn about other cultures? |
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| Kushite merchants began to trade with people from other cultures |
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| Meroitic, the Kushite written language, was |
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| Developed by the Kushites |
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| What was significant about Queen Shanakhdakheto? |
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| She was the first woman to rule Kush |
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| Which area was probably the largest source of gold for the Egyptians? |
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| The southern part of ancient Egypt was called |
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| The Egyptians began to build pyramids during the |
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| United the Middle Kingdom around 2050 BC |
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| Helped historians understand hieroglyphics |
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| Attacked Egypt in the 700s BC |
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| The Mediterranean Sea made it easy for other countries to invade Egypt. |
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| The egyptians built pyramids for all people who died |
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| The rule of Mentuhotep II began the Middle Kingdom |
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| The Egyptians believed that temples were the homes of gods. |
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| By the AD 300s, Kush was at the height of its power |
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| Imaginary creature with the body of a lion and the head of another animal |
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| Pharaoh best known for monuments built to him |
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| Specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth |
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| The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |
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| A long lasting, paper-like material made from reeds |
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| A tall four-sided pillar that is pointed on top |
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| A system of people in different lands who trade goods |
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| Leader of the Aksumite army that involved Kush in AD 350 |
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