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Ancient Egypt
Mrs. Welsch
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| EGYPT | a country in northeastern Africa |
| KHEMET | term ancient Egyptians used as the official name of their land |
| NILE RIVER | River just south of Egypt known for its abundance of natural resources used by the Egyptian civilization. “lifeline” of Egypt. |
| CATARACTS | Wild rapids of the Nile River formed by narrow cliffs and boulders |
| DELTA | Branches of the Nile River that fan out over an area of fertile soil. |
| SHADUF | hand-operated device for lifting water |
| FLOODING | covering or filling with water |
| CANAL | artificial waterway for boats or for draining or irrigating land |
| PAPYRUS | a plant that is made into strips and pressed into material on which one can write |
| HIEROGLYPHICS | writing made up of pictorial symbols |
| CARTOUCHE | a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends |
| SOCIAL PYRAMID | shows the levels of each social class in terms of importance |
| DYNASTY | a line of rulers from one family |
| PHARAOH | the ruler of ancient Egypt |
| PEASANTS | members of a social class of low rank who worked in the fields |
| SCRIBES | a class of scholars and copiers who were central to the functioning of government , the army, and the priesthood |
| VIZIER | a high official |
| NOBLES | belonging to a high class that has special social or political status |
| POLYTHEISM | belief in many gods |
| MUMMIFICATION | the process of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| MUMMY | a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial |
| EMBALMING | process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person’s body after death |
| TEMPLE | a building for worship |
| SPHINX | an ancient Egyptian image having the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram, or hawk |
| PYRAMID | a massive structure that served as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh and high officials |
| OBELISK | a four-sided pillar that becomes narrower toward the top and ends in a pyramid |
| BARGE | a broad flat bottomed boat |
| CILIZATION | the stage of human social development and organization that is considered most advanced |
| FERTILE CRESCENT | a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers |
| CODE | a system of words, letters, figures, laws, or pictures made up for people to follow |
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