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414728035AhmosisAn Egyptian ruler in the southern part of the country who ruled from 1550 to 1525 BCE; _____ used Hyksos weaponry;horse chariots in particularto defeat the Hyksos themselves.0
414728036Amon-ReSun god (Re) believed by the Egyptians to be associated with another god (Amon), became the great lord of gods.1
414728037Ancestor WorshipA religious practice based on the belief that deceased family members have a continued existence, take an interest in the affairs of the world, and possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living.2
414728038AtenMonotheistic god of Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaton (r. 1353-1335 B.C.E.) and arguably the world's first example of monotheism.3
414728039BantuAfrican peoples who originally lived in the area of present-day Nigeria; around 2000 B.C.E. they began a centuries-long migration that took them to most of sub-Saharan Africa; the Bantu were very influential, especially linguistically.4
414728040Cult of OsirisOsiris becomes associated with the Nile, crops, mortality, and immortality after his wife, Isis, gathers his fallen body and allows the gods to restore him to life in the underworld.5
414728041HieroglyphicsAn ancient Egyptian writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds.6
414728042HyksosThe 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.7
414728043KushAn African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 100 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries.8
414728044NubiaAn ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan. Area south of Egypt; the kingdom of Kush in Nubia invaded and dominated Egypt from 750 to 664 B.C.E.9
414728045OsirisEgyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead.10
414728046PatriarchyForm of social organization in which the father rules the family or tribe, descent being traced through the father.11
414728182PharaohsEgyptian kings considered to be gods on earth.12

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