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HHDS Grade 6-Egypt
vocabulary for Chapter Three Assessment-Ancient Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| afterlife | a life after death |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
| cataract | a strong flood or a rush of water |
| dynasty | a series of ruler from the same family |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river |
| papyrus | Egyptians used reeds to make an early form of paper called this |
| pharaoh | a powerful Egyptian ruler was called this |
| pyramid | an Egyptian ruler was often buried in a triangular shaped building called this |
| regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
| silt | fine soil found on river bottoms |
| The Nile River | created rich farmland in the river valley |
| absolute power | Egyptian pharaohs had ruled with this over all Egyptians |
| peasants | social class-most Egyptians belonged to this class |
| Menes | Egyptian ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Nubia | located between Egypt and Central Africa, center for trade |
| hieroglyphs | writing used to keep track of Egypt's growing wealth |
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