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New Kingdom
Egyptian Culture
This 'n That
100
Longest river in the world
What is the Nile?
100
Group of rulers from the same family
What is a dynasty?
100
Built this to expand Egypt
What is permanent army?
100
Discovery that unlocked mystery of hieroglyphics
What is the Rosetta Stone?
100
Tall pillars with pyramid shaped tops
What is an obelisk?
200
Most famous symbols of ancient Egypt
What is the pyramids?
200
Highly structured organization run by officials
What is a bureaucracy?
200
Only woman pharaoh
Who was Hatshepsut?
200
Women's role in society
What is keeping house and caring for children?
200
Invaders from Syria that conquered Egypt at end of Middle Kingdom
Who were the Hyksos?
300
Ruler that unified Egypt
Who is Menes?
300
State ruled by religious figures
What is a theocracy?
300
Brought monotheism to Egypt
Who was Amenhotep?
300
This helped increase economy
What is trade?
300
During the Middle Kingdom these were built along the Nile for protection
What are fortresses?
400
Most powerful official under Pharaoh
What is the vizier?
400
Plant used to make paper
What is papyrus?
400
The boy king
Who was King Tutankhamon?
400
Spirit or soul
What is Ka
400
Egyptian writing used for religious text
What is hieratic?
500
architect, doctor, author, vizier, and god
Who is Imotep?
500
"Great House"
What is pharaoh?
500
Led Egypt in a battle against the Hittites
Who was Ramses the Great?
500
Very important to Egyptian society
What is the afterlife?
500
Type of Egyptian writing used for legal and literary writing
What is demotic?