Download Egypt Unit Study Guide

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Study guide for Chapter 5/Egypt Unit Test – be sure to use your chapter notes as opposed to “Google-ing” the terms.
Google may not give you’re the context as we are using these terms to study these time periods. Example: technology
Geography: double check all listings on your Egypt mapping assignment – especially the locations of cities and things
that were marked wrong. Any and all of that is fair game.
The Importance of the Nile:
 Geographically
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Economically
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Culturally
Old Kingdom:
 Pharaoh
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Theocracy
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Dynasty
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Narmer
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Memphis
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Re/gods
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Embalming/medical skills
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Pyramids
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Imhotep
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King Khufu
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Social classes
Middle Kingdom:
 Thebes
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The Arts
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Hyksos
New Kingdom:
 Hatshepsut
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Phoenicians
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Thutmose III
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Expansion and Political ties
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Amenhotep IV
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Tutankhamen
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Ramses II
Nubia/Kush:
 Savannas
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Napata
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Similarities/differences with Egyptians
The Rosetta Stone:
 Who/where/when was it discovered?
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What was it and why was it important?
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What is a cartouche and how did it help to ‘crack the code’ of the hieroglyphs?