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Flashcards by Saul Ayala-Martinez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Saul Ayala-Martinez
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Cuneiform | 1st writing system developed by the sumerians, "Wedged-shape writing" |
| Ziggurat | A massive platform built by the sumerians on their religious temples |
| Nile River | The longest river in the world. Egypt is often called "The gift of the Nile River", the egyptians depended in the River for everything |
| mummification | It was very important to the ancient egyptians religious beliefs that the human body was preserved. |
| Canopic jars | Container were used to hold the internal organs of the deceased that was going to be mummified, the jars had lids the shape as the heads of the 4 sons of Horus |
| Fertile Crescent | The region in the middle east which curves, like a quarter-moon shape. Known as the Cradle of Civilization |
| Polytheistic | The belief of many gods |
| Theocracy | Means "Rule by god", describe a govt. where the ruler is thought to be a god |
| Hammurabi's Law Code | 1st written laws, given to people of ancient Babylon by King Hammurabi, very strict laws |
| Patriarchal | Describes a society dominated by men |
| Inundation | The annual flooding of the Nile River. The flood leaves behind rich fertile mud |
| Silt | Rich black mud left behind from the flooding of the River Nile |
| King Menes | King who united lower and upper Egypt around 3100 BC |
| Dynasty | Means "great house of", a family of rulers |
| Pharaoh | Name for a egyptian king |
| "Ka" | Could drink and eat but was stuck in the tomb in the body of a mummy or the small statues that were left in the tomb |
| "Ba" | Was the part of the soul that embarked on a journey to follow the gods |
| Sarcophagus | formed the outer layer of protection for a royal mummy |
| King Khufu | Earned everlasting fame for being the pharaoh responsible for the Great Pyramid at Giza which he built to serve as his tomb |
| The Great Pyramid | Largest of the three pyramids at Giza, built by king Khufu, the only monument of the seven wonders of the Ancient world to survive |
| King Khufu's boat | Discovered in 1952 buried under the Great Pyramid, it would be needed to ferry King Khufu's spirit across the sky to be with "Ra" |
| Great Sphinx | One of the oldest statues in the world. Archeologist believed that it was carved around 2500 BC that the head is meant to be the likeness of the pharaoh Khafra |
| Hieroglyphics | Egyptian picture writing |
| The Rosetta Stone | A stone writing on it in two languages |
| Hyksos | Invaded Egypt and ruled for 200 years introduced Horse Drawn Chariot |
| Hatshepsut | 1st great woman ruler in history, she ruled egypt as a king not a queen sculptures and mask show her with a false beard |
| Akhenaten | Rejected the traditional religion in favor of worshipping the Aten or sun disc after whom he renamed himself |
| King Tut | 17 Year old boy pharaoh whose tomb survived untouched by grave robbers, more than 3000 artifacts were discovered in his tomb |
| Ramses II | Reigned 67 years, fathered over 100 children, defeated the hittites, declared himself a living god |
| Papyrus | Reed like plant that grows on the Nile River. Ancient Egyptians used to write on |
| Cultural Diffusion | The spreading of ideas from one culture to another culture |
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