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18 Cards in this Set
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Vizier |
Special adviser to the pharaoh who helped make sure the government was running smoothly. |
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Delta |
Triangular area at the mouth of a river where the water deposits rich soil. |
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Hieroglyphics |
Egyptian writing system that used pictures to represent different objects, actions, sounds or ideas. |
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Sphinx |
A monument with the face of a pharaoh and the body of a lion. |
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Papyrus |
A paper-like material made from a papyrus plant. |
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Pharaoh |
A king in ancient Egypt who was also considered a god. |
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Mummy |
A body that has been embalmed and dried out so it won't decay in it's tomb. |
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Deity |
A god or a goddess. |
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Polytheism |
The belief in more than one god. |
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Civilization |
A society in an advanced state of social development. |
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Irrigation |
Moving water for crops. |
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Agriculture |
Growing crops and raising animals to sell, trade and eat. |
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Architecture |
The process of building structures, as well as the actual structures that are built. |
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Domesticate |
Totame or control a plant or animal so it can be used by humans. |
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Hierarchy |
Asystem of ranking one person or thing above another by importance. |
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Government |
asystem where a group of people makes laws and hascontrol/leadership over others. |
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Economy |
Asystem for buying and exchanging goods and services among agroup of people. |
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Cultivate |
Prepare/workon land to get it ready to farm |
