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Egypt Test
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| delta | A very flat, fertile land made of silt dropped by a river as it drains into a larger body of water. |
| shadoof | A device used to lift water into farmers fields. |
| unification | The joining of separate parts into one. |
| pharaoh | It means "great palace" in which rulers in Egypt lived. Later became the name given to all rulers of Egypt. |
| Old Kingdom | The time when the early pharaohs of Egypt worked to make unity. It lasted from about 2700 B.C. to about 2200 B.C. |
| mummifacation | Priest used spices and minerals to preserve the mummies and then wrapped them in strips of cloth. |
| pyramid | Huge stone structures built as burial places or tombs for pharaohs. |
| hieroglyphics | A writing system that used about 800 picture signs that stood for letters or sounds. |
| Rosetta Stone | French soldiers found the stone near the city of Rosetta. Had the same passage written in three kinds of writing. |
| papyrus | A reed plat that grows along the Nile River. They were pressed together to form a type of paper. |
| economy | The way a country manages its resources to produce goods and services. |
| expedition | A journey undertaken for a specific purpose. |
| cataract | Rocks and waterfalls that make navigation along the river difficult. |
| Social Pyramid | It is a triangle shaped chart that shows peoples rank in society. |
| silt | Mineral rich soil carried by the river. |
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