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a stone with writing on it in two languages (Egyptian and Greek), using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek)
Rosetta Stone
gods and goddesses
deities
period of Ancient Egypt stretching from 2050 BC to 1670 BC
Middle Kingdom
Pharaohs of the Middle and New Kingdom were buried here
Valley of King
people from western Asia
Hyskos
mountinous like stone structures
pyramids
Complex writing system
hieroglyphics
flat, square tombs where pharaohs were buried before pyramids
mostabas
another name for Egypt; also known as the 'black land'
Kemet
person who studies stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies
astronomers
A bucket attached to a long pole used to retrieve water
process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a persons body after death
embalming
What did Egypt get from Kerma?
Gold; Cattle; Ivory; enslaved people; Warriors
A kingdom made up of Nubian villages
Kerma
Egyptian kings
pharaohs
A reed plant that grew along the Nile.
papyrus
a body which has been wrapped and is going to be put in a few wooden boxes
mummy
crops the Egyptians grew
wheat; barley; flax
the southern portion of Egypt and is composed of the lands on both sides of the Nile that extend upriver from Lower Egypt in the north to Nubia in the south.
Upper Egypt
dynasty
a material burned for its pleasant smell
incense
forced payments to the pharaoh
tribute
how historians group Egypt's dynasties
old kingdom; middle kingdom; new kingdom
place where Egyptian families spend their time together
flat top roofs
conquered the Egyptian Empire in 670 BC
Assyrians