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14 Cards in this Set
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Khufu
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King of Old Kingdom. Wanted to leave mark on the world. Created first pyramid.
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Khafra/Menkaura
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Two other pyramids. Not as big as Khufu's
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Pepy II
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Part of Old Kingdom. Ruled long time on throne. Egypt didn't know anything else. When he died, culture went into termoil.
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Narmer
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First great king. Unified Upper and Lower Egypt. Narmer palette stone
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Imhotep
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Great architect. Created step pyramid.
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Mentuhotep
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Part of Eleventh Dynasty (First Intermediate Period). Ruler from Thebes. Reconnect Upper and Lower Egypt. Added land further south - Nubia. Raw materials (gold). Build forts between cataracts to strengthen power.
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Amenemhat
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Part of Middle Kingdom. Not part of royal family, proves to be capable ruler. Depended on priests and demenstrate strength of rule. Makes son co-regent, son is already in power when king dies.
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Ahmos I
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Part of end of Middle Kingdom. took over Memphis. Goes to Syria, restore power over Nubia. Layed ground for New Kingdom.
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Hatshepsut
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Pharaoh of New Kingdom. First female ruler. Seen as male, "Son of Amun" Ruled for 20 years until dissappeared from history. Rumor - Thutmose III erased her from history to build proper kingship.
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Thutmose III
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considered himself a warrior king.
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Amenhotep III
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Part of New Kingdom. Administration reached high point during his reign. Started worship of Aten, the disk.
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Akhenaten/Amenhotep IV
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intermediary instead of the priest. Connection btw god and priest
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Ramses II
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Ruled Abu Simbel - southern part of Egypt, btw Egypt and Nubia. 4 statues of Ramses on clifface.
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Ramses I
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part of last important dynasty of New Kingdom.
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