Vocabulary
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Theocracy | A government in which the same person is the political and religious leader
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| Pharaoh | Ruler of Egypt
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| Bureaucratic | Government official
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| Embalming | The process of preserving dead bodies
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| Pyramid | A great stone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh
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| Cataracts | Dangerous, fast-moving waters
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| Delta | A fan-shaped area of marshy land near where a river flows into the sea
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| Shadoof | A bucket attached to a long pole, used to move water for irrigation
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| Papyrus | A reed plant that grows along the Nile river
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| Hieroglyphics | A writing system made up of picture and sound symbols
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| Dynasty | A line of rulers from one family
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| Incense | A material burned for its pleasant smell
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| Envoy | A person who represents his country in a foreign place
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| Savanna | A flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region
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| Textile | Woven cloth
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| Chapel | A small church
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| Deem | To judge
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| Diagnosis | The art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
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| Deity | A god or goddess
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| Dynasty | A ruling group or family that is in power for a long time
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| Divine | Do you with or from a god
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| Lavish | Generous or extravagant
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| Ingredient | One of the items that something is made from, such as an item of food in a recipe
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| Mystify | To puzzle or confuse someone
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| Massive | Large, heavy, and solid
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| Quarry | A place where stone is dug from the ground
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| Patron | Someone who gives money or help to another person or a cause
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| Ritual | A set of actions always performed in the same way, often as part of the ceremony
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| Recede | To fade to gradually
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| Stress | To emphasize
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