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10 Cards in this Set
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ancestor |
someone in your family from a long time ago |
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archaeologist |
a scientist who studies human history by digging up human remains and artifacts. |
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delta |
a river in a more body of water |
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cataract |
a large waterfall. |
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dynasty |
a line of hereditary rulers of a country. |
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hieroglyphics |
enigmatic or incomprehensible symbols or writing |
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monotheism |
belief that there is only one God. |
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mummy |
a dead persons body that is wrapped in cloth. |
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papyrus |
a material prepared in ancient Egypt from the pithy stem of a water plant, used in sheets throughout the ancient Mediterranean world for writing or painting on and also for making rope, sandals, and boats. |
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pharaoh |
a ruler in ancient Egypt. |
