Life In Ancient Egypt

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Scribe

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a person whose job was to write and keep records

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What is a hieroglyph?

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a picture that stands for a word or letter

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Papyrus

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A paperlike material made from a reed of the same name.

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Afterlife

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life that takes place in another world after death

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Embalm

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to preserve a body after death

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What is a mummy?

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a body that has been dried so it won't decay

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Who was at the top of the Egyptian social pyramid?

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Pharoahs

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Who was second on the Egyptian social pyramid?

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priests and nobles

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Who was third on the Egyptian Social Pyramid?

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scribes and government officials

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Who were the scientists in Ancient Egypt? Options: the priests, the pharaohs, the scribes, the merchants

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the priests