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| Title given to the king of Egypt, derived from a word meaning 'great house'. |
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| Construction of the pyramids began |
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| Creation of an Egyptian Empire/ The New Kingdom is Formed |
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| Political fragmentation and conquest caused by outsiders |
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| The Nile's annual and predictable floods, which brought Egypt fertile soil for farming. |
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| Collection of funerary manuscripts concerning Egyptian afterlife concepts. |
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| The form of writing used by Egyptians for important religious and political texts. |
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| A simpler form of writing that allowed for scribes to write more quickly, and was used for documents of daily life |
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| One of the few female pharaohs, who existed during the New Kingdom, and promoted building and trade |
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