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Ancient Egypt
SS Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Hiegroglyphics | Writing made up of pictographic (picture) symbols |
| Khemet | Ancient Egypitian name for their land (it means "Black Land" |
| Levees | A blank (high pile of dirt) built a long 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 |
| 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 often worked in fields |
| Pharaoh | The ruler of ancient Egypt |
| Pyramid | A huge structure that was used as a tomb for the Egyptians Pharaoh and high officals |
| Shaduf | A bucket device for lifting water from the river |
| Social Pyramid | Shows each social class in order of importance |
| Sphinx | Ancient Egyptian monument with the body of an lion and the head of a man. It guards the great Pyramid of Giza |
| Vizier | A high official in the government, usually the advisor to the Pharaoh |