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Egypt
Egypt Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |