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Ancient Egypt Terms
SS unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| barge | A broad bottomed boat |
| cartouche | a carved tablet representing a scroll(a roll of paper) with a rolled up ends |
| harpoon | a barbed used for hunting large fish |
| hieroglyphics | writing made up of pictographic (picture) symbols |
| levees | A bank (high pile of dirt) built a long a river to prevent flooding |
| khemet | ancient Egyptian name for their land (It means ''black land'') |
| nobles | People belong to a high class that have special social or political status |
| mummification | The process of preserving the bodies of the dead |
| papyrus | A plant is made into strips and pressed into material on which a person can write |
| obelisks | A four sided pillar that ends in a pyramid used as a monument |
| pharaoh | The ruler of ancient Egypt |
| peasants | people in a low ranking social class who often worked in the fields |
| shaduf | A bucket device for lifting water from the river |
| pyramid | A huge structure that was used as a tomb for the Egyptian pharaoh and high officials |
| sphinx | Ancient Egyptian monument with the body of a lion and the head of a man. It guards the great pyramid of giza |
| social pyramid | shows each in order of importance |
| vizier | A high official in the government usually the adviser to the pharaoh |
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