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World History Ch. 2
world history questions for chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| copper | first metal mined |
| Rosetta Stone | found in town of Rosetta; allowed us to again read hieroglyphics |
| Menes | a family of rulers who united the Egyptian kingdoms |
| dynasty | a family of rulers |
| pharaoh | means “great house” |
| upper class | pharaoh, royal family, priest, scribes, and government officials |
| lower class | peasants and farmers |
| The Middle Kingdom | called the "Golden Age" |
| empires | forms of government where one person ruled people and territory |
| Hatshepsut | the first female pharaoh |
| Amenhotep IV | ruler who believed in one god, which is monotheism: the god of the sun |