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ancient Egypt vocab
vocab words for ancient egypt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| government | how a civilization keeps order |
| religion | belief in God or gods |
| technology | tools,skills,inventions, and innovations |
| stable food supply | enough food for everyone |
| social structure | how people are organized into groups |
| civilization | culture with 7 characteristics |
| Nile river valley | valley in ancient Egypt |
| river valley civilization | civilization in a valley with a river |
| prehistory | history before writing |
| theocracy | form of government with religious leaders |
| archaeology | study of artifacts |
| artisian | crafts-person skilled at making things |
| priest | person who had authority to do religous rituals |
| allence | team up of kingdoms, countries, etc |
| embalm | process used to preserve a dead body |
| silt(alluvium) | fertile soil deposited after a river floods |
| vizier | advisor and second most important government official after the pharoh |
| sarcophocus | ornate stone coffin |
| census | counting the population |
| famine | not having enough food |