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Egypt Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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scribe | an educated person who recorded information |
silt | a mixture of soil and small rocks |
delta | a fan shaped area at the mouth of a river |
hieroglyphics | a form of writing based on pictures |
cataract | a waterfall |
pyramid | a large stone building that housed the dead pharaoh |
papyrus | a reed plant used to make paper |
mummy | a preserved body wrapped in linen |
unified (united) | to bring together |
economy | the way people use and manage resources |