ancient egypt terms, people, and places

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capital of Egypt’s old kingdom, located near the Nile river and present day Cairo

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Memphis

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an ancient kingdom south of Egypt

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Nubia

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flows northeast out of lake tana

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Blue Nile

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flows north out of lake victoria

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White Nile

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an ancient kingdom in northeast Africa conquered by Egypt, it later regained independence and flourished by trade

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Kush

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the ancient capital of the kingdom Kush in upper Nubia

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Kerma

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the ancient capital of the kingdom Kush from 300 BC to 300 AD

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Meroe

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fan shaped and made of silt deposited at the mouth of the river

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Delta

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the joining of separate kingdoms

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Unification

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the title used by rulers of ancient Egypt

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Pharaoh

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the process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying

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Mummification

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The ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas or sounds

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Hieroglyphics

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a kind of paper made from papyrus a reed plant that Egyptians used to write on

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Papyrus

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the way a country manages money and resources for the production of goods and services

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Economy

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a group of people that go on a trip for a specific reason

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Expedition

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A steep rapid river

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Cataracts

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A massive structure built of stone usually having a square base and four triangular sides sloping inward

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Pyramid

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Egypt from 2700 BC to 2200 BC when early pharaohs united upper Egypt and lower Egypt

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Old Kingdom

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Egypt from 1580 BC to 1085 BC Pharaoh Ahmose the first attacked lower Egypt and the Hyksos a new period of time began called the New Kingdom was a time of wealth and prosperity

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New Kingdom

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an important clue that helped experts learn to read hieroglyphics

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Rosetta Stone

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a time when Egypt increased contact with other parts of the world, increased trade, they conquered the wealthy kingdom of Nubia

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Middle Kingdom

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life after death, Egyptians thought they should treat their rulers well after their death

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Afterlife

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A mythical creature with the head of a human, body of a lion and wings of a eagle, used to protect royal tombs

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Spinx

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He was 9 years old when he started his reign, he died at 19

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King Tut

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a group of people that conquered and ruled southern Egypt

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Hyksos

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King of upper Egypt who united upper and lower Egypt he become the first pharaoh of the first dynasty

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Menes

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builder of the Great Pyramid of Giza and extended the border of Egypt

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Khufu

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First person who figured out hieroglyphics.

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Jean Champollion

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New Kingdom pharaoh who drove out hyksos and reunited Egypt

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Pharaoh Ahmose

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Pharaoh who defended and expanded Egyptian territory in Nubia

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AmenhotepⅠ

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one of the greatest Female Egyptian pharaohs,she sponsored a great trading expedition

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Hatsheput

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Pharaoh who instituted monotheism

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Akhenaten

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Pharaoh who defeated the Hittites and built many monuments

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Ramses ll

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King of Kush that invaded Egypt from the south

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Piye

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ruler of the dead

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Osiris

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first god of the Underworld, he is represented by a jackal

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Anubis

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the king of all the Gods and Father of all creation, he was the sun God

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Ra