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01/30/2006

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Ba
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Persons spirit or soul (human head, bird body)
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Ka
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An invisible spirit twin of a person
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Isis
Definition
wife and sister to Osiris who brings him back to life
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Osiris
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husband of Isis and ruler of the underworld
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Book of the Dead
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a book of spells and sayings to help people through the underworld
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Field of Reeds
Definition
the Egyptian heaven (just like a good Egypt)
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Dark Age
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a troubled or difficult time in history
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Hyksos
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Invaders from Syrea who took control of Egypt for about 150 years
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Ahmose
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Drove the Hyksos out of Egypt and began the 18th dynasty
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Thebes
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New capital city of Egypt established by Ahmose
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Amon
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local god of Thebes who was established by the ruling god of all Egypt
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18th dynasty
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the most famous ruling family in Egyptian family
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Hatshepsut "His Majesty, Herself"
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Daughter of Thutmose I who stole the throne from her step son & ruled as pharaoh
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Thutmose III
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Egypts greatest warrior pharaoh who concord and extended Egypts empire to its largest ever
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Valley of the Kings
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Steep, rocky valley in the desert across from Thebes where New Kingdom pharaohs were buried
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siege
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Prolonged attack on a defended city
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Tribute
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tax of money, slaves, goods, etc. Payed by concored people to concerors
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Emipire
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A kingdom made up of many concored kingdoms ruled by one emperor
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Akhnaton and Nefertiti
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pharaoh and queen who tried to change ancient Egypts traditional religion and have people worship the sun instead
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Aton (Aten)
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the sun, itself, that Akhnaton and Nefertiti worshiped
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Monotheism
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the belief in one god
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Polytheism
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the beleif in many gods
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Tutankhamon
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son of Akhnton and his tomb was not touched by burglers
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Howard Carter
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British archeologist who found King Tut's tomb in 1922
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