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16 Cards in this Set
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Old Kingdom
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time period when the Egyptians built the great stone pyramids
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regents
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A person who temporarily holds power until a ruling member is able to take control. In Egypt these were often the mothers of young pharaohs.
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Astronomers
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Scientists who study the stars in the sky. The Egyptians studied the pattern in the night sky to predict seasons and annual events.
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Howard Carter
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British archaeologists who discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamen in November 1922. The find is perhaps the greatest and most famous archaeological finds in the history of the world.
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Maat
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The Egyptian Goddess of Truth of Justice. She determined your fate in the afterlife.
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afterlife
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the life Egyptians feel you "lived" after you died on earth. Your fate, either peaceful or terrible depended on how you lived on earth.
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debens
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standard measurements of weight (about 12 grams), these rings were used by Egyptians in commerce
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cubit
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a standard measurement of length used by Egyptians which was from the elbow to the fingertips.
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commerce
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large scale trading between different parts of a country or between countries.
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barter
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a system of exchanging goods and services for other goods and services.
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peasant
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low, poor class of farmers who had little to no skills
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scribe
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person who writes and or copies books and records
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hieroglyphics
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term means sacred carving, the earliest form of Egyptian writing which used over 700 symbols, words, and sounds which could be combined.
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Rosetta Stone
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found in 1799, this stone tablet had 3 languages written on it and it eventually allowed scientists to read hieroglyphics
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papyrus
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a tall reed (plant) used to make a paper like substance the Egyptians wrote on.
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stylus
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a pointed instrument used for writing or making marks on a variety of surfaces.
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