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dynasty

Egypt was ruled by a sequence of rulers from the same family

the Nile River

The Ancient Egyptians settled near here because of the rich fertile land it provided.

mummification

The process of preserving a body and wrapping it for burial.

hieroglyphics

Egyptian system of writing where pictures and symbols represented a sound, word or syllable.

polytheistic

The Ancient Egyptians believed in many gods.

pyramids

Egyptian pharaohs built these huge stone tombs for themselves in death.

pharaoh

The religious and political rulers of Ancient Egypt.

mummy

A body that has been preserved then wrapped in cloth for burial.

peasant

A _____ is another word for an Egyptian farmer.

theocracy

____ was the type of government in which the pharaoh and his officials are divinely guided.

nobles

_______ were chosen by the pharaoh and governed the nomes.

birth

In Ancient Egypt, the profession you had as an adult was assigned to you by your ____ place in society.

nomes

Egyptian state

vizier

advisor to the pharaoh

scribe

record keepers

irrigation

ditches and canals that helped water the crops

barter

exchange goods for goods

Cleopatra

last pharaoh of Egypt

Rome

conquered the Egyptian empire