Ancient Egypt Vocab

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a waterfall or rapids in a river

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cataract

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a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea

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delta

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a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins

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shadoof

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a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile and was used to make a form of paper

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papyrus

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Egyptian writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols

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hieroglyphics

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a line of rulers from the same family

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dynasty

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A government controlled by religious leaders

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theocracy

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A ruler of ancient Egypt, considered a god as well as a political and military leader.

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pharaoh

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a system of offices and officials that handle the business of government

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bureaucracy

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the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

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embalming