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Social Studies
social studies words
Question | Answer |
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Khufu | 2650? - 2600 B.C. egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid |
Thebes | an ancient city in Upper Egypt that became the capital of the New Kingdom |
scribe | a professional writer who kept records and copied letters and official documents |
pharaoh | the title used by the rulers of ancient egypt |
hieroglyphics | the ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas or sounds |
papyrus | a reed plant that grows along the Nile River |
economy | the way its people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services |
Memphis | Egypt's capital |
Menes | the king of Upper Egypt (he became the pharaoh) |
unification | the joining of seperate parts into one |
custom | ways of living that people practice regularly over time |
New Delhi | the capital of India and one of the most populous cities in the world |
history | the story of the past |
oral tradition | passing on history by word of mouth |
values | things people believe are most important in life |
interaction | the exchange of ideas and customs |
artifact | an object made by someone in the past |
secondary source | records of the past that are based on studies of primary sources |
primary source | materials that were created during the time period under study |