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Egypt Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cataract | a waterfall or rapids in a river |
| theocracy | government ruled by religious leaders |
| papyrus | a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile |
| beaurocrat | a government official |
| hieroglyphics | a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols |
| dynasty | a line of rulers from one family |
| Distribute | to divide into shares and deliver the shares to different people |
| embalming | the process of treatinga body to keep it from decaying |
| pyramid | great strone tomb built for an Egyptian pharaoh |
| savannah | a flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region |
| textile | woven cloth |
| pharaoh | the king or ruler of Ancient Egypt |