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Egypt
Unit 1
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History
10th Grade
09/04/2012

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King Menes
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Menes's reign of Egypt from 3407 to 3346B.C. The first to unite Egypt under his rule.
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Mummification
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The process include inbalming the bodies and wrapping them in strips of linen.
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Hyksos
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took over the eastern nile delta. Introduced the horse drawn chariot in Egypt.
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Tutankhamen
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"king Tut" was an egptian pharoh of the 18th dynasty(1332-1323 BC) During the new kingdom. Known for being a young pharoh.
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Hieroglyphics
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greek for "sacred carvings" ancient egyptian writing system.Pictogrphic scripts. (also called hieroglph)
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Rosetta Stone
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an ancient egyptian granodiorite stele inscribed withh a decree issued at Memphis in 196 BC on behalf of Ptolemy V. The decree apears in three scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and ancient greek.
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Ra
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the ancient egyptian sun god. major deity in Egyptian religion, identified with the midday sun.
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Set
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is the dod of the desert, storms, and foreiners. In myths the god of darkness, and chaos.
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Osiris
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Egyptain god, god of the afterlife, the underworld, and the dead. Green skinned man with pharoah's beard
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vizier
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a high-ranking advisor or minister in an islamic government
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Khufu
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ruled 2580 BC during the 4th dynasty of the old kingdom. built the Great Pyramid of Giza,
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Hatshepsut
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was the fith pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of ancient egypt. reigned longer than any other woman.
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Ramses II
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reigned 1279BC- 1213BC. 19th dynasty. often regarde as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharoh of the Egyptian empire. 1279-1213 BC(66 years and 2 months)
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hieratic script
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refers to a cursive writing system that was used in the provenance of the pharohs in Egypt and Nubia, developed alongside the hieroglyphic system.
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pharaoh
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rulers of the ancient egyptian dynasties.
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Giza
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located on the bank of the nile river. in Cairo. built for Khufu. 13 acres/
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Akhenaten
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ruled for 17 years. abondoning traditional polytheism and introducing monotheism.
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maat
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was the ancient egypt concept of truth, balance, order, law, mortality, and justice. Also personified as a godess regulating the stars.
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Cleopatra VII
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Identified herself as the reincarnated Isis. Ruled with her father and brothers, who she married as per Egyptian custom, eventualy sole ruler.Julius ceasor. Mark Anthony
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Osiris
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The king and judge of the dead
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