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1C1B DIY Vocabulary
1C1B DIY Vocabulary Study Tool
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Government | How a civilization keeps order |
| Religion | Belief in God or gods |
| Art and 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 in groups |
| Civilization | Culture with the 7 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 |
| Prehistory | History before writing |
| Theocracy | Form of government with religious leaders |
| Trade/Commerce | Trading or selling goods |
| Archaeology | Study of artifacts |
| Century | 100 years |
| hieroglyphs | Ancient Egyptian Pictographs (picture writing) |
| Pharaoh | Leader that was worshiped as a god |
| Dynasty | Family of rulers |
| Tomb | Chamber to bury the dead |
| Scribe | Person who's Job it was to write |
| Artisan | Crafts-person -someone who's skilled in making stuff |
| Priest | Person who has authority to do religious rituals |
| Alliance | Team-up between countries, kingdoms, etc |
| Pyramid | Giant stone structures 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 deposited 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 |