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273883542Jean ChampollionFrench linguist who used the Rosetta Stone to decipher Hieroglyphics0
273883544OsirisThe Egyptian god of both the Nile and the underworld1
273883545HyksosTribe from Asia Minor who conquered Egypt with horse-drawn chariots2
273883547Howard CarterDiscovered the unopened tomb of Tutankhamen in 19223
273883549PhoeniciansGreat sailors and traders who helped invent our alphabetical system4
273883551Amon-ReThe sun god, the most important figure in Egyptian religion5
273883553MenesThe king who successfully combined upper and lower Egypt6
273883555CuneiformThe Sumerian writing system which used a wedged stylus and wet clay tablets7
273883557DynastyA ruling family, generally passing control from father to son8
273883559MesopotamiaThe Greek word for "land between two rivers"9
273883561HittitesTribe who was able to invade Mesopotamia because of new iron weapons10
273883563EnkiduThe "wild man" protagonist in the Sumerian classic Epic of Gilgamesh11
273883565UtnapishtimFigure associated with the early Sumerian story of the flood12
273883567Leonard WoollyDiscovered the unopened temple of Queen Puabi13
273883569ZigguratPyramid-shaped temples of the Sumerian city states14
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