Ancient Egypt

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  1. 3. AKA Ramses the Great, is considered one of Egypt's most powerful and influential pharaohs
  2. 5. Often referred to as King Tut, ruled Egypt for a short period
  3. 7. The first woman to rule as pharaoh of Egypt
  4. 9. The southern part of the country
  5. 11. Referred to the surrounding deserts. Were not good for farming but provided natural protection from invaders
  6. 13. The northern part of the country, including the Nile Delta
  7. 16. A process of drying out the body to prevent rotting
  8. 17. One of the most important discoveries that helped us understand hieroglyphics
  9. 18. Invader who introduced chariots
  10. 19. Were highly respected for their ability to read and write
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  1. 1. Small charms placed to protect the body on its journey to the afterlife
  2. 2. Skilled workers and traders
  3. 4. A person's life force or spiritual double
  4. 6. A complex writing system that used pictures to represent words and sounds
  5. 8. Most famous city in Egypt, home to the Great Pyramid which was built during the Old Kingdom
  6. 10. The ruler of Egypt who was seen as a king and a living god
  7. 12. The river in Egypt that branches out into the Mediterranean Sea
  8. 14. Did much of the manual labor. Farmed land and paid taxes with their crops
  9. 15. Reigned as the first ruler to unite Upper and Lower Egypt
  10. 18. Where different groups of people had different roles and levels of power