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35606203Narmer/MenesA phareoh that united upper and lower egypt0
35606204ma'atthe egyption concept of truth justice and cosmic order1
35606205mummificationa process of embalming and drying corpses to prevent them from decaying2
35606206pyramidHuge, triangular shaped burial tombs of Egyptian pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom3
35606207Old Kingdom2700 BC - 2200 BC. Upper and Lower Egypt kept separate kingdoms, but later built unified government. Developed basic features of its civilization. BUILT THE PYRAMIDS: an eternal resting place for their god-kings.4
35606208Middle Kingdom2050 BC. - 1800 BC.: A new dynasty reunited Egypt. Moved the capital to Thebes. Built irrigation projects and canal between NIle and Red Sea so Egytian ships could trade along coasts of Arabian Penninsula and East Africa. Expanded Egyptian territory:Nubia, Syria.5
35606209Hyksosthe people who invaded Egypt thus beginning the second Intermediate period during which the Hyksos ( a word meaning "foreigner) ruled as pharaohs in Lower Egypt and exacted tribute from the royal families in Thebes.6
35606210New Kingdomthe period during which Egypt reached the height of its power and glory7
35606211AkhenatenEgyptian pharaoh (r. 1353-1335 B.C.E.). He built a new capital at Amarna, fostered a new style of naturalistic art, and created a religious revolution by imposing worship of the sun-disk.8
35606212Akhetatencapital city of king Akhentan9
35606213HieroglphicsThe ancient egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds.10
35606214Indus Valley Civilizationalso known as Harappan civilization,located in India along the Indus River,near the Thar Desert and the Himalayas Mountains11

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