Bayne Apwh Ch 3

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mummification

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a corpse whose skin and dried flesh have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs

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pharoah

Back 2

name for the official of kingship, and religious/political leader in the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt

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scribe

Back 3

person who writes books or documents by hand

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hieroglyphics

Back 4

writing system used by the ancient Egyptians that contained a combination of logographic and alphabetic elements

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pyramids

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The most famous pyramids are the Egyptian pyramids — huge structures built of brick or stone, some of which are among the largest man-made constructions

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savanna

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grassland ecosystem with scattered trees or shrubs. In savannas trees are small or widely spaced so that the canopy does not close

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Menes

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a minor official in Egypt around 3100 B.C.E that unified Egypt into one single large state with a centralized government

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mercenary

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person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national or a party to the conflict and "is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that promised or paid to combatants of similar ranks and functions in the armed forces of that Party"

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cataracts

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shallow stretches in the Nile where boulders and rocks lying on the river bed break the surface

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Rosetta stone

Back 10

Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing