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Pharaoh |
a ruler in ancient Egypt. |
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Dynasty |
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group |
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Monarchy |
a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. |
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Theocracy |
a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities. |
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Republic |
a state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. |
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Dictatorship |
a country, government, or the form of government in which absolutepower is exercised by a dictator. |
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Embalming |
to treat (a dead body) so as to preserve it, as with chemicals, drugs, or balsams. |
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Mummies |
the dead body of a human being or animal preserved by the ancient Egyptian process or some similar method of embalming. |
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Deities |
a god or goddess. |
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Pyramids |
(in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb.(in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple. |
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Tribute |
a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like, given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem. |
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Ramses II |
1292–1225 b.c, king of ancient Egypt. |
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Hatshepsut |
1495–75 b.c, queen of Egypt. |
