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Heqa-khasut
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Egyptain word for Hyksos; means "chiefs of foreign lands"
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Beni Hasan
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an Ancient Egyptian burial area; used mainly during the Middle Kingdom
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Avaris
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a city in Lower Egypt that was the center of the kingdom for the Hyksos
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Ahmose I
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pharaoh who drove the Hyksos out of power, possibly completely out of Egypt
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Valley of the Kings
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a valley on the opposite bank of the Nile from Thebes that was used for 500 years as tombs for pharaohs of the 18th-20th dynasties
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Malkata
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the site of an 18th dynasty palace complex of Amenhotep III
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Uraeus
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the stylized, upright form of an Egyptian spitting cobra, used as a symbol of the pharaoh's sovereignty in Ancient Egypt
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Rishi
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stereotypical Egyptian coffin; lines around front represent wings wrapped around body for protection; center of the coffing would have the symbol of Nekhbet
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Wedjat
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goddess who is the personification of the Eye of Horus; symbol of protection and royal power
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Amduat
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ancient Egyptian funerary text written inside tombs and reserved only for pharaohs
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Opet-festival
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a festival in which statues of Amun-Ra and his consort Mut were escorted from Karnak to Luxor and back
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Mut
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ancient Egyptian mother goddess depicted with the crown of Egypt on her head; consort of Amun-Ra
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Nome
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a province of ancient Egypt; there were 42
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Nebhepetra Montuhotep
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pharaoh during the 11th dynasty; known for reuniting Egypt after the 1st Intermediate Period
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Hypostyle
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a hall with a flat ceiling that is supported by columns
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Deir el-Bahri
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site of the funerary complexes of Nebhepetra Montuhotep and King Hatepshut in Luxor, Egypt
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Montu
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falcon-headed god of war; wears a crown of a sun disk and two feathers
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Amun-Ra
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the local god of Thebes; prominent starting in the 11th Dynasty; god of the sun
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Hetep di nesu
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king's offering on behalf of his people; usually written as text
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Ba
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spiritual manifestation of one's soul; portrayed as a human-headed falcon
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Akh
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what a person became in the underworld after all the proper spells were performed; depicted as an ibis
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Nomarchs
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"great overlords" appointed by the king; 12th dynasty mayors of Egyptian states
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Hyksos
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foreigners who ruled Egypt during the 15th and 16th dynasties
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Cartonnage
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term used for plaster layers of fiber/papyrus; method used to cover all or part of the mummified body
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Punt
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a mythical and real place; possibly near the Sudan; expeditions sent to get items for temple rituals
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