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Egypt
Term | Definition |
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Embalming | A process people of preserving a body to make sure the pharaoh's body didn't decay |
King Tut | A pharaoh who came to power at 9, restored polytheism after his father changed the religion, died around 19, and a pharaoh whose tomb was filled with 1000s of ancient artifacts |
Savannah | Grassy plains south of the sahara, often found in Africa |
Hieroglyphics | A picture and symbol language Egyptians used |
Kushites | People Kush, which formed from Nubia, the capital of Meroe Kushites grew wealthy from trade and iron, learned make iron from Assyrians, conquered by Egypt, adopted some of Egypt's rituals and beliefs, conquered Egypt, and was eventually conquered by Axum |
Theocracy | A government in which the pharaoh/king is both political and religious leader |
Dynasty | A line of rulers from 1 family |
Bureaucrat | Someone who made sure the pharaoh's orders were carried out |
Amenhotep IV | King Tut's father and a pharaoh who attempted to permanently change Egypt's religion to monotheism |
3 geographical features that allowed Egypt to become peaceful and prosperous | -Delta protected Egyptians from invaders preventing boats to travel through marshy wetlands -Cataracts protected Egyptians preventing boats from traveling along dangerous waterfalls -Deserts east and west protected Egypt because were to hot to cross |
Egypt's advanced medical skills | Egyptians learned about the body from embalming and they sewed cuts, set broken bones, and used bandages and splints |
How was the pharaoh both a political and religious leader | He could've given commands, chosen bureaucrats, |