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Scarab/Dung Beetle
symbol of rebirth in Ancient Egypt; “life emerging from the waste”
Importance of sun
sun = life
Ra
God of sun & light; creator god; considered King of Gods in Old Kingdom
Amun
God of air; name means “the hidden”; Considered King of Gods in Middle Kingdom
Amun-Ra
Amun and Ra combined into one; all powerful god of sun and universe
Syncretism
Blending of two or more religious beliefs or deities
Myth of Osiris
Egyptian myth that reinforces Egyptian concept of life, death & rebirth
Eye of Horus
symbol of healing & protection
Set
god of chaos; human qualities
dualism
two sides; sense of balance
Hieroglyphics
sacred carvings used for royals
Papyrus
paper-like substance made out of papyrus plant
The Rosetta Stone
an inscribed stone with three languages that helped decipher the Ancient Egyptian language
Pharoah
Great house; ruler of Egypt
Dynasty
right to rule passed through family
Mastaba
the first Egyptian tomb built for pharoahs
step pyramid
second phase of pyramids where its built like cakes
full pyramids
final pyramids which we recognize today
mummification
the preservation of a dead body
Hyksos
nomadic tribe from Asia that ruled Egypt for 100 years
chariots
brought to Egypt by Hyksos
Egyptian Empire
Egypt conquering other nations
Kingdom/Monarchy
ruled by king/queen
Empire
conquered others
Imperialism
empire-building
city state
a town or city and the surrounding land
cuneiform
wedge shaped writing
ziggurats
temples of layers
polytheism
belief in multiple gods
Hammurabi
leader of Babylon
Code of Hammurabi
complex harsh system of laws
Ashurbanipal
leader of Assyria; known for great library at Nineveh
Assyrian accomplishments
among first to use calvary; destroyed Babylon
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Mesopotamian story focused on topic of immortality
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