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17 Cards in this Set
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Cuneiform
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A form of writing with wedge shaped symbols that was used in Mesopotamia
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Coptic
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An Egyptian language no longer used accept in services of the Egyptian Christan church.
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Ziggurat
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A platform in the form of a terraced pyramid with each story smaller than the one below it.
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Pictograph
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A kind of graph that uses symbols instead of numbers to represent fixed amounts of a particular thing.
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Irrigate
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To bring water to crops usually through canals, ditches, or pipes.
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Dike
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A wall or bank built to control or hold back the water or river or sea.
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Civilization
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The stage of cultural development marked by the the presence of cites, trade, government, art, writing and science.
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Archaeologist
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A scientist who studies objects, ruins, and other evidence of human life in the past.
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Delta
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The land formed by mud and sand in the mouth of a river.
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Papyrus
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A tall reed that grows in the Nile valley. The pith(spongy center part) was used to make a paper like substance.
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Pharaoh
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A ruler of ancient Egypt. From the Egyptian word for "great house".
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Oasis
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A green place in a desert where wells provide water.
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Mummy
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A body treated for burial with preservatives to keep it from decaying.
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Hieroglyphics
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A form of picture writing used by early Egyptians.
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Pyramid
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A massive four-sided structure built on a broad base and narrowing gradually to a point at the top.
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Silt
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Fine particles of the earth that are carried and disposed by water and wind.
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Scribe
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A person who copied manuscripts and records and wrote letters.
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