Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

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hierarchy

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A group organized by rank or social class

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mummy

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A dead body preserved by drying and wrapping in linen

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pyramid

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A solid shape with triangular faces that come to a point; tombs for dead Pharaohs

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Ahmose

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The New Kingdom pharaoh who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt; also reunited Egypt

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Hyksos

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A group of foreign invaders from southwest Asia who ruled Egypt from 1640 to 1570 B.C.

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Khufu

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Egyptian pharaoh who built the great pyramid

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Middle Kingdom Egypt

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Period in ancient Egyptian history characterized by internal hardships, and the invasion of the Hyksos

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Old Kingdom Egypt

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During this era, the pyramids were built

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Re

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The sun god.