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Ancient Egypyt

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EGYPT a country in northeastern Africa
KHEMET term ancient Egyptians used as the official name of their land
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
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