Ancient Egypt - SAT Subject Test in World History

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A pharaoh was __________.

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Kings and queens of ancient Egypt were called pharoahs. Examples of notable pharaohs include Rameses II, Hatshepsut, Tutankhamen, and Cleopatra.

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The Rosetta Stone was used to __________.

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Prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the written language of ancient Egypt had proven indecipherable. With the Rosetta Stone, people were able to understand the ancient Egyptian written language for the first time in the 1820s.

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The ancient Egyptians often wrote on __________.

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The ancient Egyptians wrote on paper that they made from reeds. This paper is called "papyrus."

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King Menes is generally credited with __________.

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Menes is an Ancient Egyptian Pharoah who is usually credited with founding the first Egyptian dynasty and uniting Lower and Upper Egypt.

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The pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built to __________.

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The Pyramids were built during the Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egyptian history to house the bodies of Pharoahs after they had died.

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