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Stuff for Mr.Sipes Social Studies test on Sec1 and notes on Ancient Egypt

Things that could be on the Social Studies Ancient Egypt Test

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gods had to marry
godesses
Howard Carter
discovered King Tuts Tomb
B.C.E. (politically correct)
Before the Current Era (used instead of B.C.(so no one is offended)
polytheistic
if you believe in many gods
A.D.
Anno Domini
bronze (is made out of what)
copper and tin
civilizatin
a society with cities, a government, and social classes
domesticate
to adapt wild plants and animals for human use
polytheism
belief in many gods
C.E.- Current Era (politically correct)
used in stead of A.D. (so no one is offended)
Anno Domini
the year of our lord
gods might even marry
family (brothersand sisters or cousins might marry)
hunter-gatherer
people that hunted animals for meat and clothing
Pharaohs were considered
Gods
"the gift of the Nile"
Egypt
Akhenaten
changed Egypt to monotheism
hyksos?
ruler of the uplands
Menes
united upper and lower Egypt
ethnic groups
groups that share languages, religions, family ties, and customs
monotheistic
if you believe in one god
monotheism
belief in one god
Egypt
a country in North Africa, officially Arab Republic of Egypt
migrate
to move from one place to another
Meroe
capital of Nubia
Menes took the title of
Pharaoh
alloy
mix of metals
Hatshepsut
Female Pharaoh
B.C.
Before Christ
surplus
more than needed
Bantu-speakers settled in
Central and South Africa
Nubia
an ancient region in North Africa
Louis Leakey
discovered people in Egypt?
Jean Champollion
Heiroglyphics
Ibis
sacred bird of Ancient Egypt
Herodotus
Father of History
Nubia was probably the first place in Africa where
iron was made
Pharaoh stands for
Great House
dynasties
different families
Hieroglyphics
Egyptian writing

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