ancient Egypt
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| barge | A broad, flat bottomed boat
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| cartouche | A carved tablet representing a scroll (a roll of paper) with rolled up ends
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| harpoon | A barbed spear, used for hunting large fish
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| hieroglyphics | Writing made up of pictographic (picture) symbols
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| Khemet | Ancient Egyptian name for their land
(It means “Black Land”)
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| levees | A bank (high pile of dirt) built along a river to prevent flooding
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| mummification | The process of preserving the bodies of the dead
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| nobles | People belonging to a high class that have special social or political status
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| obelisks | A four-sided pillar that ends in a pyramid, used as a monument
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| papyrus | A plant that is made into strips and pressed into material on which a person can write
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| peasants | People in a low ranking social class, who often worked in the fields
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| Pharaoh | The ruler of ancient Egypt
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| pyramid | A huge structure that was used as a tomb for the Egyptian Pharaoh and high officials
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| shaduf | A bucket device for lifting water from the river
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| social pyramid | Shows each social class in order of importance
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| Sphinx | Ancient Egyptian monument with the body of a lion and the head of a man. It guards the Great Pyramid of Giza
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| vizier | A high official in the government, usually the advisor to the Pharaoh
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