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Pharaoh's were Gods the Egyptians believed
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Nobles are below Pharaoh's in society. Nobles are rich powerful families. Farmers, peasants, and slaves made up of 80% of the population
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Much of Egyptian religion focused on the afterlife, or life after death. The Egyptian belief in the afterlife stemmed from their idea of ka (KAH), or a persons life force. Ka also leaves the body after death and becomes the spirit.
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To help ka Egyptians developed a (method) called embalming to preserve bodies and to keep them from decaying Egyptians preserved bodies as (Mummies) or specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth. Only royalty and other members of Egypt's (elite), or people of wealth and power.
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The Egyptians believed that burial sites, especially royal tombs, were very important. For this reason, they built spectacular monuments in which to bury their rulers. The most spectacular were the pyramids, or huge stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that met in a point on top. Engineering The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes. Both shape and size of the Pyramid were symbolic. Pointing to the sky above, the Pyramid symbolized The Pharaoh's journey to afterlife.
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The government would pay the slaves with grain for making the Pyramids
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Middle Kingdom began after a period of no Pharaoh
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At the end of the Old Kingdom, the wealth and power of the Pharaoh's declined.
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Finally, around 2050 BC, a powerful pharaoh defeated his rivals. Once again all of Egypt was united. his rule began the Middle Kingdom, a period of order and stability that lasted to about 1750 BC.
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In time, nobles gained enough power to challenge Egypt's pharaohs. By about 2200 BC the Old Kingdom Had fallen. For the next 160 years, local Nobles ruled much of Egypt.
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Around 1750 BC, a group from the South-west Asia called the Hyksos invaded.The Hyksos used horses, chariots, and advanced weapons to conquer Lower Egypt.
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The Hyksos then ruled the region as pharaohs for 200 years.
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Ahmos of Thebes Drove out the Hyksos
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Empire took over Hyksos, syria + Kush
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Empire from Euphrates river To Kush
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Trade routes developed and they made a impressive monument
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Egypt fell into a period of violence and never returned