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Egypt
Study Guide
Term | Definition |
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mummification | The Egyptian practice of drying of a dead body to prevent rotting. |
pharaoh | The highest of rulers in Ancient Egypt. |
bureaucracy | The type of government in the Old Kingdom of Egypt. |
vizier | The person in charge of a bureaucracy. |
chariots | Horse-drawn vehicles |
hieroglyphics | A writing system that implemented pictures used by Ancient Egypt. |
dynasty | A family of rulers |
Giza | The city where the Great Pyramids are located. |
hieratic script | A simplified version of hieroglyphics |
The Old Kingdom | When the pyramids were built in Egypt. |
Black Lands | Fertile lands near the Nile River. |
Red Lands | The hot deserts near the Nile |
Upper Egypt | Southern Egypt where the land is drier and more mountainous. |
Lower Egypt | Northern Egypt where the delta flows into the Mediterranean sea. |