Ancient Egypt Flashcards

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pharaoh

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an Egyptian ruler which also means 'great house'

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Africa

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continent where Egypt is located on the northeast corner

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delta

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in the northern part of Egypt where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea

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sarcophagus

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a wooden coffin that held the mummified body

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Valley of the Kings

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where the Egyptians bury the dead on the west side of the Nile River

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Book of the Dead

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set of rules for the Egyptians to live by so they have a good afterlife

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Mummification

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preserving the dead body for the afterlife

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Nile River (unique; unlike any other)

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-flows South to North

-longest river in the world

-flooded yearly; good for crops

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Natural barriers that protected Egypt from invaders...

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-cataracts (waterfalls, rough river rapids)

-Desert to east and west

-Mediterranean Sea to the north

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Canopic Jars

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held organs during the mummification process;

stomach, liver, lungs, intestines (SILL)