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Ancient Egypt Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| System Of Writing | Means of keeping records that can be read |
| Civilization | Culture with the 7 characteristics |
| Ancient Egypt | Ancient civilizations along the nile river |
| Nile River Valley | Valley in ancient Egypt |
| River Valley Civilization | Civilization in a valley with a river |
| Theocracy | Form of government with religious leaders |
| Trade/Commerce | Buying and selling goods |
| Dynasty | Family of rulers |
| Tomb | Chamber used to bury the dead |
| Scribe | Person whose job was to write |
| Artisan | Crafts person - skilled at making things |
| 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 pharaoh |
| Sarcophagus | Ornate stone coffin |
| Census | Counting the population |
| Famine | Not enough food |