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Who were the rulers of Egypt? These people were thought to be gods.
pharaohs
Pharaoh's power typically passed from parent to child. ___________ were leaders from the same family.
dynasty
This pharaoh was from the Old Kingdom. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built for him.
Khufu
This pharaoh was from the Middle Kingdom. He brought Egypt back together after the first intermediate period.
Mentuhotep
This pharaoh was from the New Kingdom. He had an extremely long reign, was a warrior, had many children, and was known as the most powerful pharaoh.
Ramses
This pharaoh was from the New Kingdom. She was a very powerful leader who expanded Egypt's power through trade.
Hatshepsut
This pharaoh was during the time of Julius Caesar and Marc Antony. Her power in Egypt coincided with the height of the Roman Empire.
Cleopatra
This pharaoh was from the New Kingdom. This pharaoh is very famous; though, he was not a particularly powerful ruler. His fame was made in the 1920s with the discovery of his sarcophagus. He was the boy pharaoh.
Tutankhamun (King Tut)
This was a pharaoh of the New Kingdom. He was married to the beautiful Nefertiti.
Akhenaten
She was the wife of Akhenaten. She had great power as a queen, and she was known for her beauty.
Nefertiti
He was a pharaoh in the Old Kingdom. He was the first pharaoh, and he founded the capital in Memphis.
Menes
He was a pharaoh in the New Kingdom. He was Hatshepsut's step-son. He possibly tried to erase her memory from history, and he was known as the "Napoleon of Egypt."
Thutmose III
