social studies =]
key people and key places of each section (1-5)(got some of the info from quizes)
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- upper egypt
- located in ancient egypt in the nile valley, south of the river's delta-very narrow-the fertile strip had an average width of 6 miles on each side of the river
- giza
- an ancient city capital of upper egypt-site of the great pyramids
- jean francois champollion
- a young french scholar and finally figured out hieroglyphics-he opened a window of the world of the ancient egyptians
- meroe
- between the 5th and 6th cataracts-first africans to specialize in iron-they made iron weapons and tools
- osiris
- god of the afterlife and living and dead-shown with an animal head and human body
- herodotus
- greek historian-explored egypt and saw the life giving waters of its great rivers-he traveled until he was stopped by churning rapids of white water
- kerma
- at the 3rd cataract of the nile-they rose in power when egypt was weakening
- hatshepsut
- appionted herself regent-she was a bold leader who led her army into battle when enemies threatened egypt's borders-created a time of peace and economic success, encouraged trade-used the title of pharaoh
- thutmose III
- considered the greatest pharaoh of the new kingdom-expanded the empire to include syria and nubia-led his armies into conquest-military leader
- amon-re
- god of the sun beacause he rises in the east, sets in the west everyday day-chief god of the ancient egyptians-he protected the rich and the poor
- upper nubia
- an ancient region in northeastern africa that extended from the nile valley in egypt to sudan-between the 2nd and the 6th cataract
- menes
- united upper and lower egypt-built the city, memphis-founder of ther first egyptian dynasty
- napata
- cenetred near the 4th cataract-they began biulding pyramids in which to bury their kings-soon controlled all of egypt
- isis
- one of the most powerful of all egyptian goddess-great mother who protected the health of her kids
- herbalism
- the art of creating medicines from plants
- coronation
- the ceremony of installing a new monarch
- horus
- god of the sky-osiris and isis are his parents
- lower egypt
- was in the north of the nile river, in ancient egypt
- lower nubia
- was between the 1st and the 2nd cataract-an ancient region in northern africa extending from the nile valley in egypt to present day sudan