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What is EGYPT a country in northeastern Africa
What is a BARGE A broad, flat bottom boat
What is KHEMET term ancient Egyptians used as the official name of their land
What is the NILE RIVER River just south of Egypt known for its abundance of natural resources used by the Egyptian civilization.
What is CATARACTS Wild rapids of the Nile River formed by narrow cliffs and boulders
What is a DELTA Branches of the Nile River that fan out over an area of fertile soil.
What is a SHADUF hand-operated device for lifting water
What is FLOODING covering or filling with water
What is a CANAL artificial waterway for boats or for draining or irrigating land
What is PAPYRUS a plant that is made into strips and pressed into material on which one can write
What is HIEROGLYPHICS writing made up of pictorial symbols
What is a CARTOUCHE a carved tablet or drawing representing a scroll with rolled-up ends
What is a SOCIAL PYRAMID shows the levels of each social class in terms of importance
What is a DYNASTY a line of rulers from one family
What is a PHARAOH the ruler of ancient Egypt
What is a PEASANT members of a social class of low rank who worked in the fields
What is a SCRIBE a class of scholars and copiers who were central to the functioning of government , the army, and the priesthood
What is a VIZIER a high official
What is a NOBLE belonging to a high class that has special social or political status
What is POLYTHEISM belief in many gods
What is MUMMIFICATION the process of preserving the bodies of the dead
What is a MUMMY a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial
What is EMBALING process developed by the ancient Egyptians of preserving a person’s body after death
What is a TEMPLE a building for worship
What is SPHINX an ancient Egyptian image having the body of a lion and the head of a man, ram, or hawk
What is PYRAMID a massive structure that served as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh and high officials
What is a OBELLSK a four-sided pillar that becomes narrower toward the top and ends in a pyramid
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