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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| centary | 100 years |
| government | how a civilization keeps order |
| religion | belief in God or gods |
| architecture | how a civilization expresses values and creativity |
| technology | tools, skills, inventions, and innovations |
| system of writing | means of keeping records that can be read |
| stable food supply | enough food for everyone |
| social structure | how people are organized into groups |
| civilization | culture with the characteristics |
| ancient Egypt | ancient civilization along the Nile river |
| Nile river valley | valley in ancient Egypt |
| river valley civilization | civilization in a valley with a river |
| pre history | history before writing |
| theocracy | form of government with religious leaders |
| trade/commerce | buying and selling goods |
| archeology | study of artifacts |
| hieroglyphyphics | ancient Egyptians pictographs(picture writing) |
| pharaoh | leader that was worshiped as a god |
| dynasty | family of rulers |
| tomb | chamber used to bury the dead |
| scribe | person whose job was to write |
| artisan | craftsperson- skilled at making things |
| priest | person who had authority to do religous rituals |
| alliance | team-up of kingdoms, countries, etc |
| pyramid | giant stone structure used to bury pharaohs in the old kingdom |
| afterlife | belief in life after death |
| embalm | process used to preserve a dead body |
| silt | fertile soil deposed after a river floods |
| vizier | advisor and second most important government official, after the pharaoh |
| sarcophagus | ornate stone coffin |
| census | counting the population |
| famine | not having enough food |