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Social Studies
social studies words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |