Horwath Egypt 1 & 2
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| an ancient region in the Nile river Valley, on the present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan | Nubia
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| a large waterfall | cataract
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| plain at the mouth of a river, made when sediment is deposited from flowing water | delta
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| fine soil found on river bottoms, and after flooding, makes land fertile | silt
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| there would be no Egypt without this | the Nile River
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| two sources of the Nile | Blue Nile and White Nile
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| during this time, the Nile flooded | summer
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| god of the Nile | Hapi
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| the black land | Kemet
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| the red land | Sahara and Eastern Desert, very unfriendly, shielded Egypt and Nubia from foreign attacks
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| formed settlements first, and then farmed | Nubians
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| land to the south | Upper Egypt
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| because of these, people could not travel through Nubia by river | cataracts
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| pharaoh | another name for an Egyptian king
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| dynasty | series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
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| absolute power | complete control
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| regent | someone who rules for a child
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| wise, female ruler who, at first,was a regent for her stepson, Thutmose III. brought peace and wealth through trade | Hatshepsut
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| kingdoms | dynasties are divided into these time periods
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| Menes | united Upper and Lower Egypt
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| Memphis | city built by Menes
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| goddess of truth | Ma'at
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| the Egyptians believed there pharaohs were | gods
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| pharaohs kept peace during this time, and traded with Nubia, and had occasional conflicts | Old Kingdom
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| during this time rulers restored order and reunited the country, wealth was spent on public works | Middle Kingdom
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| princes became strong and drove out invaders, there were armies, and king Tut ruled during this time periods | New Kingdom
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| may have killed his stepmother to gain power back and become pharaoh | Thutmose III
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| Egypt fell to this conqueror | Alexander the Great of Macedonia
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| the last Macedonian to rule Egypt | Queen Cleopatra VII
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| this lead Egypt weak in the New Kingdom | civil war
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