CCDS 6thSocial Studies Egypt
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rgoodling17 on December 7, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Herodotus | a Greek historian |
| The Nile River runs_________ (direction) | south to north |
| The Nile runs_____ (distance) | 700 miles |
| The Egyptians that lived on the "Black Land" call their land______ | Kemet |
| __________ protected the Egyptians from foreign attacts | The desert |
| ______ united Lower and Upper Egypt | Namer |
| The Old Kingdom kept ______ with Nubia | peace |
| Toward the end of the Old Kingdom _______ began to challenge the power of the pharaohs | governors |
| The _______ Kingdom were more focused on the nations public works more than war | Middle |
| The regent, Hatshepsut, ruled in the _____ Kingdom | New |
| Hatshepsut was a regent for the young King ________ | Tut |
| King Tut's real name was ________ | Thutmose III |
| The Egyptians believed that there was an _____ (life after death) | Afterlife |
| _______ were often shown with heads of animals and bodies of humans | Gods |
| The important god __________ was the "chief god" of the Egyptians | Amon-Re |
| Mummies were filled with salt called_________ before being placed in their tomb | Natron |
| The worlds biggest pyramids were build in ______ | Giza |
| Most of what we know about Egyptian life we found from_________ | Pictures |
| The "Ruling Social Class" consists of ________ | Government, Nobles, and Priests |
| Hieroglyphs | Pictures that represent sounds and words |
| An ore is mix of__________to create metal | minerals |
| Lower Nubia is in between the _____ & ______ cataract | 1 & 2 |
| Upper Nubia is in between the ______&________ cataract | 2 & 6 |
| Egyptians called Nubia "The Land of the ____" because Nubians were very skilled archers | Bow |
| Name the three main Nubian cities (_____,____,&________) | Kerma, Napata, & Meroe |
| The Kerman Culture was known for what ____________ | Delicate Pottery |
| The Napata Culture was known for what ____ | Controlling Egypt |
| The Meroe Culture was known for what ________ | Great Iron Craft skills |
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