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Social Studies
Chapter 4 Test
Question | Answer |
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Delta | The flat, fan shaped land made of silt deposited at the mouth of a river. |
Pharoh | The title used by the rulers of Ancient Egypt. |
Economy | The way people manage money and resources for the production of goods and services. |
Hieroglypics | The ancient Egyptian system of writing that used for symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds. |
Scribe | A professional writer who kept records and copied letters of official documents. |
Empire | A group of lands and peoples ruled by one government. |
Social Pyramid | A diagram illustrating the divisions within a culture: |
Silt | A mixture of tiny bits of soil and rock carried and deposited by a river. |
Irrigation | The watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes. |
Unification | The joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms into one. |
Papyrus | A kind of paper made from papyrus, a reed plant growing along the Nile. |
Expedition | A group of people who go on a trip for a specific reason. |
Slavery | The practice of one person owning another person. |
What does the social pyramid show? | It shows power ranking and population. |
Who is on Tier 3 of the social pyramid? | Slaves and Farmers |
Who is on Tier 2 of the social pyramid? | Merchants and Scribes |
Who is on Tier 1 of the social pyramid? | Government Officials and Pharaoh |