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23 Cards in this Set
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pharoah
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a ruler of ancient Egypt
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edict
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a command
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dynasty
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a series of rulers from the same family
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hieroglyphics
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a writing system in which pictures or symbols stand for sounds, whole words or ideas
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papyrus
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a paper like material ancient Egyptians used to write on; made from reeds that grow in the Nile River
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mummy
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a preserved body
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pyramid
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a burial place for the dead, often for a dead ruler
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peasant
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a poor person who lives on and farms the land
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desertification
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the process of becoming a desert
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predict
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to guess or know ahead of time
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silt
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little bits of rock and soil
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delta
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a triangle-shaped area of islands and marshes at the mouth of a river.
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cataract
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q waterfall or a spot wher water runs fast over rocks
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equal justice
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fair treatment under law
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emperor
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the ruler of an empire
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empire
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a conquered land of many people and many places governed by one and only one ruler
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taxation
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the practice of requiring people to pay taxes to support th government
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conquer
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to take over
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social class
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a group that has a particular amount of importance in a society
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monotheism
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a belief in one g-d
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barter
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the exchange of one good or service for another
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cultural diffusion
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th spread of ideas frome one place to another place
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money economy
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an economics system based on money rather than on bartering
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