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ancient Egypt terms
ss unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| barge | a broad flat bottomed boat |
| cartouche | a curved tablet representing a scroll a roll of paper with rolled up ends |
| harpoon | a barbed spear used for hunting large fish |
| hieroglyphics | writing made up of pictographic picture syombols |
| khemet | ancient Egypt name for their it means black land |
| levees | a bank high pile of dirt built along a river to prevent flooding |
| mummification | the process of preserving the bodies of the dead. |
| nobles | people belonging to a high class that have special social or political status |
| obelisks | a four sided pillar that ends in a pryamid used as a monument |
| papyrus | a plant that is made into strips and pressed into material on which a person can write |
| peasants | people in a low ranking social class who often worked in the fields |
| phraoh | the ruler of ancient Egypt |
| prymid | a huge structure that was used as a tomb for the Eygptain pharaoh and high officals. |
| shaduf | a bucket device for lifting water from the river |
| social pyrimid | shows each social class in order of importance |
| sphinx | ancient egyptain monument with the body of a lion and the head of a man.it guards the great pryamid of Giza |
| vizier | a high official in the government usually the advisor to the pharaoh |
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