Week 10 Vocabulary

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Artisan

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A skilled worker who makes things by hand

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Who is considered a peasant?

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A poor farmer or worker

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What role did a vizier play in ancient Egypt?

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Helped the pharaoh run the government

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What is an alliance?

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An agreement between groups or countries

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Embalming

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The process of preserving a dead body

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What is a sarcophagus?

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A stone coffin that holds a body

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Who is a scribe?

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A person trained to write and keep records

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What is a hieroglyph?

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A picture symbol used in ancient Egyptian writing

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What is a census?

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A count of the people in a country or area

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What is a famine?

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A time when there is very little food