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ancient eygypt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| barge | a broad flat bottomed boat |
| cartouche | a carved tablet representing a scroll(a scroll of paper)with rolled up ends |
| harpoon | a barber spear used for hunting large fish |
| hieroglyphics | writing made up of pictograph (picture symbols) |
| hieroglypics | writing made of pictographic(picture)symbols |
| khemet | ancient egyptian name for their land (it means black land) |
| levees | a bank (high pile of dirt) built along a river to prevent flooding |
| mumification | the process of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| nobles | people belonging to a high class that has special social or political status |
| obelskis | a four sided pillar that ends in a pyramid used as a monument |
| papyrus | a plant that is made into strips and pressed into material on which a person can write |
| peasants | people in a low ranking social class,who worked in fields |
| pharaoh | the ruler of ancient Egypt |
| pyramid | a huge structure that was used as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh and high officials |
| shaduf | a device for lifting water |
| social pyramid | shows each social class level of importance |
| sphinx | Ancient Egyptian monument with the body of a lion and the head of a man |
| vizier | A high official in the government |