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SS Chap 4
Ancient Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs
Question | Answer |
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desert | dry, sandy land with little or no plant life |
upstream | in the direction against the flow of the river; at the upper part of a river |
pharaoh | a king of ancient Egypt |
tax | money paid to support a government |
tomb | a grave, usually one that is enclosed in stone or cement |
pyramid | a huge stone structure with a square base and four triangular sides that meet in a point at the top. Egyptian rulers were buried in the pyramids. |
mummy | a dead body kept from rotting by being treated with chemicals and wrapped in cloth |
hieroglyphics | a system of writing using pictures or symbols to repreesent objects, ideas, or sounds |
papyrus | a writing paper the Egyptians made from water plants of the same name |