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Ancient egypt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vizier | A high official in the government,usually the advisor to the Pharaoh |
| Sphinx | Ancient Egyptian monument with the body of a lion and a head of a man. It guards the great pyramid of Giza |
| Social Pyramid | Shows each social in order of importance |
| Pyramid | A huge |
| Shaduf | A bucket device for lifting water from a river |
| Peasants | People in a low ranking social called, who often worked in the fields |
| Pharaoh | The ruler of Ancient Egypt |
| Papyrus | A plant is made into strips and pressed into materials on a which a person can write. |
| Barge | A broad, flat bottomed boat |
| Cartouche | A carved tablet representing a scroll (a roll of paper) with rolled up ends |
| Harpoon | A barbed spear, used for hunting large fish |
| hieroglyphics | Writing made up 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 |
| Mummification | The process of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| Nobles | People belonging to a high class that have special social or political status |
| Obelisks | A four-sided pillar that ends in a pyramid, used as a monument |
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