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egypt was a what civilization
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Fluvial
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nomarchs governed
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Nomes
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the nile river flows
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northward
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the chief minister he pharaoh
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the vizier
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the "gift of the nile"
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rich black soil
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Lake Victoria is the origin of the
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Nile River
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a mastaba was a
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tomb
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The White Nile got it's name from
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cataracts
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Egyptians believed that eternal life would be re liveing the best years of your mortal life knoen as
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hoh
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first great pharaoh of egypt
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Menes
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a guidence book to know where to go when they traveled from life to afterlife-
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book of the dead
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egyptians thougt afterlife was
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the colt of the dead
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three things they did to keep dead bodies fresh
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1 - take out organs
2. fill with chemicals 3 - fill with scented leaves |
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the chemicals they piut in people bodies
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prevented them from rotting
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egyptians were the first medical___
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doctors
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The first medical doctor by document
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imhotep
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one of the greatest viziers in history
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imhotep
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vizier to the great pharaoh Zosar, and one of first great architechs
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Imhotep
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the pyramis that imhotep designed was located in
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Saqqara
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the great pyramis was built for
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Pharaoh Khufu
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the great pyramid was located in
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Giza
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people rotated building the Great Pyramid. How many people did it take working at a time to built?
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100,000
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did it take 100,000 people to built the great pyramid?
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no, 100,000 ppl at a time
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pyramids were made of
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limestone
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brought limestone over from where?
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the red sea
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was ther limestone n egypt?
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no
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how did people get the limestone across the desert?
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they used rollers
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what people robbed the tomb to take gold and jezlrey that were buried with people?
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tomb robbers
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how were poor people buried?
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they wer wrapped in cloth
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what was ALWAYS buried with people?
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food
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what 2 things did the egyptians prevent people from robbing the tombs?
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1. the built corridores - mazes
2. they put a sphinx outside they tomb |
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symbol the pyramid represented?
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the symbol of power
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what did egyptian art represent?
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spiritual meaning
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was art found in tombs and temples?
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yes
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sacred carvings carved into temples
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heiroglyphics
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did egyptians use tablets to write?
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no
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what did egyptians use to write?
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papyrus
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what was papyrus
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dried out reid
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location of egypt
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on the northeastern border of africa
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egypt is assosiated with
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the middle east
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egyptians are
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arabs
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rocks that get into the river after they fall from the hills or mountains
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cattaracts
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medi means
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the middle
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terranian means
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land
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mediterrianian was once a
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desert
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europe and africa were once what?
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connected
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was the white or blue nile rapids?
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the white nile
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was the white or blue nile in lower egypt - in the north?
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the blue nile
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egyptians called kings pharaohs was called
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monarchial
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people who came form the west
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the sea people
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half sister of Thutmos 2nd and wife of him
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Hatshepsut
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when a pharaoh died who inherited the crown?
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the wife/ female
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what did hatshepsut do to help trade?
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she improved trade from egypt to the mediterranian
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when hatshepsut died who became king?
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thutmos the third
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thutmos built obliskes all over egypt in
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dedication
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Ammhotep 3 built
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kamak and luxor
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what were the relation to Amonhotep 4 and Akhetaton?
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they were the same person
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Amonhotep aka Aketaton
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same person made an attempt to change religion in egypt
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the four letters at the end of Aketaton which was aton symbollized what?
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he said there was only one god and the gods ame was aton
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Pharaoh used the name
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horris
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half sister of Thutmos 2nd and wife of him
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Hatshepsut
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when a pharaoh died who inherited the crown?
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the wife/ female
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what did hatshepsut do to help trade?
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she improved trade from egypt to the mediterranian
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when hatshepsut died who became king?
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thutmos the third
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thutmos built obliskes all over egypt in
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dedication
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Ammhotep 3 built
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kamak and luxor
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what were the relation to Amonhotep 4 and Akhetaton?
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they were the same person
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Amonhotep aka Aketaton
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same person made an attempt to change religion in egypt
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the four letters at the end of Aketaton which was aton symbollized what?
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he said there was only one god and the gods ame was aton
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Pharaoh used the name
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horris
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when akhetaton dies the new pharoah would we
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tutankhaton
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tutankhaton and his wife were later what?
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murdered
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Amonhotep aka akhetan was a
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pharaoh
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the hettites came from the __
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caucuses
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where was the caucuses
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north of the caspian sea
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the indo europeans --> some went to ____ and some went to _____
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india and europe
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hettites introduced the __ ____
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iron age
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hettites and egyptians went to war because they both wantde what?
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seria
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ramses 2 enslaves who in egypt?
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the hebrews
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hebrew who led jews out of egypt was
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moses
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attacked and defeated egyptians because new weapons
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hyksos
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hyksos ruled egyptians how?
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rufflessly
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man who was going to become an official for the hyksos
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joseph
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two groups of people who both spoke semetic language
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hebrews and the hyksos
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pharaoh from the city of thieves
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Amose 1
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where did the Hikos establish gov't
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Delta
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what is Memphis close too?
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the nile Delta
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who came up with the new kingdom
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thutmose
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thutmose built an empire from
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euphrades to nubia
or mesopatamia to red sea and nubia |
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where is nubia located
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south of egypt
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nubia also known as
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napolian of ancient egypt
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connection with napolian and egypt
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some ofapolians soldiers found rosetta stone on egypt and learned how to translate heirogliphics
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achopinon was
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translated heirogliphics
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god of sun disk
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aten
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boy, pharaoh, restored the olf gods
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tutankhamen
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pharaoh who restored 19th dynasty, and reestablished borders of earliest empries
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Rames 2nd
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1st indo european people
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the hittites
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most famous battle in ancient history
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battle of Kadish
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who was battle of KAdish between
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egyptians and the hittites
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states that people should marry young and establish a home anf family housband could keep additinal wifes
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monogamy
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greek word for large stone
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megalith
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how many stones used at stonehenge?
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80 blue stones
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how much do stonehenge stones way each?
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4 tons each
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who was the great wife?
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the queen
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when did the new kingdom expire?
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20th dynasty
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who were maurauders?
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the sea peoples
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who was partly to blame for the fall of the hettite empire?
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the sea peoples
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invaded the gyptians in the 13th century,destroyed power in palestine, after they regained control of it
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the sea peoples
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most famous megalithic creation
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stonehenge
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stonehenge was located where
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in england
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greek word for large stone
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megalith
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how many stones used at stonehenge?
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80 blue stones
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how much do stonehenge stones way each?
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4 tons each
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who was the great wife?
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the queen
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when did the new kingdom expire?
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20th dynasty
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who were maurauders?
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the sea peoples
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who was partly to blame for the fall of the hettite empire?
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the sea peoples
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invaded the gyptians in the 13th century,destroyed power in palestine, after they regained control of it
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the sea peoples
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most famous megalithic creation
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stonehenge
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stonehenge was located where
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in england
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greek word for large stone
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megalith
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how many stones used at stonehenge?
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80 blue stones
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how much do stonehenge stones way each?
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4 tons each
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who was the great wife?
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the queen
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when did the new kingdom expire?
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20th dynasty
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who were maurauders?
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the sea peoples
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who was partly to blame for the fall of the hettite empire?
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the sea peoples
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invaded the gyptians in the 13th century,destroyed power in palestine, after they regained control of it
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the sea peoples
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most famous megalithic creation
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stonehenge
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stonehenge was located where
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in england
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