Ancient Egypt and Academic Terms
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| unique | one of a kind; different from all others
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| cataract | a waterfall or rapids in a river
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| delta | a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows in the sea
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| isolate | to separate from others
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| shadoof | a buckett attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
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| papyrus | a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
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| hieroglyphics | a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
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| dynasty | a line of rulers from one family
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| unify | to unite; to bring together into one unit
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| theocracy | a government in which the same person is both the political leader and the religious leader
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| divine right | the government leader has been chosen by their god(s)
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| pharaoh | ruler of Ancient Egypt
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| bureaucrat | a government official
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| distribute | to divide into shares and deliver the shares to different people
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| crucial | important or significant
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| embalming | the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
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| reside | to be present continuously or having a home in a particular place
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| pyramid | great stone TOMB built for an Egyptian pharaoh
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| labor | to work
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| construct | to build
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| role | the function or part an individual fills in society
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| manual | work involving physical effort
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| obtain | to get; to gain something through planned effort
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| incense | a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned
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| envoy | a government representative to another country
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| acquire | to get possession of something
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| authority | the right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people
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| decline | to become weaker
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