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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What term means king of ancient Egypt?
A
Artisan
B
Commerce
C
Interdependence
D
Pharaoh
E
Meroitic Script
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As ancient Egyptian rulers, pharaohs were both the heads of state and the religious leaders of their people. The word “pharaoh” means “Great House, ‘’ a reference to the palace where the pharaoh resides. While early Egyptian rulers were called “kings, ‘’ over time, the name “pharaoh” stuck.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the end of the Middle Kingdom, though, Kemet seems to have become the official name of Egypt, since pharaohs begin to use it in their titulary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pharaoh was a title used since the New Kingdom for the king of Upper and Lower Egypt. The term goes back to the Egyptian word Per aa ‘big house‘, which was originally neither a ruler nor a proper name, but the name for the royal court or palace. As a name for the person of the king it came only from Thutmose III.

Detailed explanation-4: -synonyms for pharaoh On this page you’ll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pharaoh, such as: emperor, king, monarch, ruler, majesty, and overlord.

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