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This is the valley where the early Egyptians settleted at. which valley is this?
in 7000 B.C. people began to settle in the Nile valley. They farmed the land, kept animals, and built houses on the banks of the Nile
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This is the oldest know indigenous language of Egypt and a branch of the Afroasiatic language family.
What is the Egyptian Language?
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this temple is situated beneath the cliffs at Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile. The temple is built into a cliff face that rises sharply above it and consists of three layered terraces reaching 97 ft. In height
What is the Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut
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His tomb discovered in the roaring 20s, this Pharaoh inspired the Urban Legend of the “Mummy’s Curse”. (Zahi Hawass.)
who is Tutankhamun
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the largest and oldest monolith monument in the world, but basic facts about it, such as who was the model for the face, when it was built, and by whom, are still debated. It is the largest monolith statue in the world although it is considerably smaller than the Pyramids around it
What is the Great sphinx
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During this year there were many different rulers. what year was this?
In about 2200 B.C. this government of ancient Egypt collapsed and this caused a fight between people. Everybody wanted to become a ruler and for about 150 year, Upper and Lower Egypt had different rulers.
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This is the language of the old kingdom and first intermediate period.
What is Old Egyptian language(2600BC-2000BC)
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this pyramid, from the desert at an angle of 55 degrees and then suddenly changes to a more gradual angle of 43 degrees. It is the only pyramid in Egypt of which the outer casing of polished limestone.
What is the Beny Pyramid
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Also known as Cheops, this Pharaoh commissioned the construction of one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World. (Scott Steedman)
Who is Khufu?
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This is the ancient Egyptian script derived from northern forms of hieratic
What is Demotic Egyptian Language
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A group of people who were from Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria that settles in Egypt. who where they?
The Hyksos were a group of people who settled in Egypt at the end of the Middle Kingdom (2055 B.C to 1650 B.C) They brought new technologies to them like chariots.
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Often dubbed Classical Egyptian, this stage is known from a variety of textual evidence in hieroglyphic and hieratic scripts dated from about the Middle Kingdom.
What is the Middle Egyptian Language (2000 BC-1300BC)
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ThisTemple is located on the east bank of the River Nile and was founded in 1400 BC during the New Kingdom. The temple was dedicated to the three Egyptian gods Amun, Mut, and Chons
What is the Luxor temple
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Viewed by some as a monster and others a hero, this controversial king changed Egypts’ state religion from a Pantheon to a Monotheistic system dedicated to the Sun
Who is Akhenaten?
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this group conquered Egypt in 669 B.C. who were they?
The Assyrians from Mesopotamia conquered Egypt during that time, and controlled the country until 525 B.C.
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A pharaoh who ruled Egypt from 1550 B.C. to 1525 B.C. who is he?
Ahmose ruled Egypt during the time and in about 1550, he threw the Hyksos out of Egypt. He also became the pharaoh of Upper and Lower Egypt
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These are the three types of hieroglyphic writing
What is hieroglyphic proper, the hieratic script, and the demotic script
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this pyramid is the oldest Over 2 million blocks of stone were used to construct the pyramid, during a 20 year period. The pyramid is 455 feet high making it the largest pyramid in Egypt
What is the Great Pyramid of Khufu
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The first female ruler in Egyptian History, this “Lioness” dressed in male garb to assert her authority
Who is Hatshepsut?
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This pharaoh ruled from 1336 B.C. to 1327 B.C. in Egypt. who was he?
Tutankhamun was the pharaoh that ruled during that time. In 1922, Howard Carter an archaeologist discovered his tomb in the valley of the kings. It was the first tomb that was found with everything, and nothing had been robbed.
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This is the final phase of the Egyptian Language.
What is Coptic Egyptian Language (fourth-fourteenth century’s AD)
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the largest ancient religious site in the world, most of the work on it was done by the pharaohs of the New Kingdom One of most famous structures it has is the Hypostyle Hall, a hall area of 50,000 sq ft with 134 massive columns
What is the Karnak
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His name literally translating to “Catfish”, this man is credited with being Egypt’s first king and for uniting Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt into one kingdom
Who is Narmer?