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Egypt
Study Guide
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |