Ancient Egypt vocab

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Egyptian god of the afterlife

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Orsiris

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Famous Egyptian Pharaoh who became king as a child and died young

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King Tut

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Plant in the Nile used for paper

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Papyrus

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Tombs for the Pharaohs

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Pyramids

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Group that conquered southern Egypt for a century

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Hyksos

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Political stability and prosperity in Egypt:

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Old Kingdom

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Period when Egypt was reunited and conquered Nubia

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Middle Kingdom

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Ruler of the Egyptians

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Pharaoh

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Egyptian writing using small pictures for an alphabet

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Hieroglyphics

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Key stone for learning hieroglyphics

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Rosetta Stone