Egypt Vocab.

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A key stone which allowed scientists to learn hieroglyphics

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Rosetta Stone

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Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who took the throne as a child and died as a teenager

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King Tut

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A period of political stability and prosperity in Egypt

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Old Kingdom

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Egyptian God of the afterlife

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Osiris

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Group of people that conquered and ruled southern Egypt for a century

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Hyksos

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A period when Egypt was reunited and conquered other places

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Middle Kingdom

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A period of reunification following Hyksos rule in Southern Egypt

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Middle Kingdom

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Leader during the New Kingdom who is known for erecting many monuments and is often regarded as the greatest, most powerful pharaoh

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Ramses the Great

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The title used by the rulers of Egypt

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pharaoh

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Egyptian practice of preserving a body so its soul can go on in the afterlife

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mummification