Hint
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Answer
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What are Egyption leaders called?
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Pharaoh
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Who was the first ruler that brought upper and lower Egypt together?
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Narmer
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What stone had that ruler on it?
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Narmer's Pallet
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What young leader's tomb was found in 1922?
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Tut
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Who was the lover of Marc Anthony and Julius Caesar?
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Cleopatra
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What ancient Egyptian has been called history's first architect and doctor?
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Imhotep
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What "great" leader led Egypt for 66 years beginning in 1279 B.C.?
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Ramsesses II
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What are the leader's of Egypt put in after the mummifying process?
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Sarcophagi
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On what river do the vast majority of Egyptians live?
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Nile
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What paper-like material was invented by the ancient Egyptians?
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papyrus
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What is the capital of Egypt?
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Cairo
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What city was founded by Alexander the Great?
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Alexandria
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In what city can the Great Pyramid be found?
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Giza
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What Egyption capital shares a name with a city in Tennessee?
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Memphis
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What city is the namesake of a popular Las Vegas casino?
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Luxor
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What famous landmark has a lion's body and a human head?
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Sphinx
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What is the official language of Egypt?
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Arabic
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What symbol-based system of writing was used in ancient Egypt?
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Hieroglyphics
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What stone, found in 1799, provided the key to decipher that writing?
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Rosetta
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What empire conquered Egypt in 30 BC?
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Rome
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What country controlled Egypt from 1914-1952?
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United Kingdom
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What empire controlled Egypt before that?
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Ottoman
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God of the sun
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Ra
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Patron god of the city of Thebes, he merged with the above and became King of the Gods
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Amun (Ra)
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Goddess of motherhood, magic, and funerary rites
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Isis
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God of the dead
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Osiris
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God of kingship and the sky. Depicted with the head of a falcon
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Horus
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God of mummification. Depicted with the head of a wolf
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Anubis
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God of chaos
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Set
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Goddess with the head of a cat
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Bastet
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Goddess of the sky
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Nut
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Originally a moon god, later a god of wisdom and measurement. Depicted with the head of an ibis
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Thoth
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Goddess of love and music. A sky goddess, she is often represented with a headdress of cow horns
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Hathor
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God of craftsmen and architects. Father of Imhotep
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Ptah
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Goddess of warrior and healing. Depicted with head of a lion
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Sekhmet
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Having said all that, the more ancient history on here the better as far as I’m concerned - keep up the good work!