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An area of sediment deposited at mouth of a river
Delta
A family or group that rules for several generations
Dynasty
Life after death
Afterlife
Rapids along a river
Cataracts
People of wealth and power
Elite
A crafts person
Artisan
An official count of the population or number of people living in an area
Census
To treat a dead body with preservatives to keep it from decaying
Embalming
A severe shortage of food
Famine
An agreement between nations to work together for common intrests
Alliance
Ancient writing system that used picture symbols
Hieroglyphics
A period in ancient Egyptian history that lasted from 2000-1800 BCE
Middle kingdom
A period in ancient Egyptian history that lasted from 1600-1100 BCE
New Kingdom
Specially treated body wrapped in cloth for preservation
Mummy
Person who moves to place to place with no permanent home
Nomad
Rich and powerful person
Noble
Period in ancient Egyptian history that lasted from about 2700 to 2200 BCE
Old Kingdom
Person who does farm work for wealthy land owners
Peasant
Tough water plant used to make paper and rope in ancient times
Papyrus
Tall pointed four sided pillar in ancient Egypt
Obelisk
An ancient Egyptian ruler
Pharaoh
A huge triangular shaped monument built around a tomb
Pyramid
A group of society distinguished from other groups by such things as wealth, property and rights
Social Class
An imaginary creature with a human head and the body of a lion often shown on Egyptian statues
Sphinx
Large stone coffin
Sarcophagus
Huge stone slab inscribed with hieroglyphics, Greek, and a later form of Egyptian that allowed historians to understand Egyptian writing
Rosetta stone
High ranking government official
Vizier
Legendary Egyptian ruler unified kingdoms of upper and lower Egypt and built the capital city of Memphis
Menes
Egyptian pharaoh who ruled during Egypt's old kingdom with many monuments built to honor him
Khufu
Egyptian queen who worked to increase trade with places outside of Egypt and ordered many impressive monuments and temples to be built
Hatshepsut
Egyptian pharaoh who expanded the kingdom and built the temple at Karnack, considered one of Egypt's greatest rulers
Ramses the Great
Egyptian pharaoh, died while young
Tutankhamen
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308766
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Ancient Egypt
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Ancient Egypt
Updated
2015-09-30T00:32:27Z
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