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Egypt
Egypt Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Shadoof | a bucket on a stick |
Bureaucrat | a government official |
cataracts | waterfalls on the Nile River |
delta | the area where a river empties into a larger body of water |
papyrus | a reed that grows along the Nile river, used to make paper |
hieroglyphics | Egyptian written language |
dynasty | a line of rulers from the same family |
theocracy | government controlled by religious leaders |
pharaoh | a ruler of ancient Egypt |
pyramid | tomb built for pharaohs during the Old Kingdom of Egyptian history |
embalming | the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying |
incense | material that makes a pleasant smell when burned (like a candle) |
envoy | government representative sent to another country |
savanna | an area of grassland with scattered trees and bushes |
textile | woven cloth |
hierarchy | another word for social structure/pyramid |
scribe | professional writer |
merchant | person who buys or sells goods for a living |
noble | a person of high rank, wealthy person or high class |
Nile River | Egypt's main water source |