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Egypt Section 2
Vocabulary Review for Chapter 4, Section 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Old Kingdom | a period in Egyptian history that lasted for about 500 years, from about 2700 to 2200 BC |
| Khufu | most famous pharaoh of the Old Kingdom. He ruled in the 2500's. |
| nobles | people from rich and powerful families |
| afterlife | believed to be a happy place where you would live after death |
| mummies | specially treated bodies wrapped in cloth |
| elite | people of wealth and power |
| pyramids | huge, stone tombs with four triangle-shaped sides that meet in a point on top. |
| engineering | application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes |