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Vocabulary Terms
Vocabulary terms are used throughout our information pages. If the word is bolded and yellow, you can find the definition here!
Cataract: Dangerous, fast-moving waters.
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Picture from Egypt 2009 Photo Gallery
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Step Pyramid: An architectural structure that use platforms, or steps, receding from the ground up, to achieve a completed shape similar to a geometric pyramid.
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Afterlife: a life or existence believed to follow death.
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Picture from Deities of the Afterlife
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Picture from Ancient Egyptian Writing and Hieroglyphs
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Scribe: A public clerk or secretary, especially in ancient times.
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Hieroglyph: Symbols that Ancient Egyptians used to make recognizable pictures that represent something.
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Picture from Ducksters: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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Linen: Thread made from fibers of the flax plant.
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Ramses II: A pharaoh that ruled Egypt for 67 years.
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Picture from Encyclopedia Britannica
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Picture from History of Egypt by Maspero
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Succession: The act or process of folowing in order or sequence.
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Embalm: To treat a corpse with preservatives in order to prevent decay.
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Mummy: The dead body of a human or animal that has been embalmed for barrial.
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Papyrus: An aquatic sedge native to Africa, having a tall stem and an umbellate inflorescence with numerous arcing rays.
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Delta: Where a river divides when it reaches a sea.
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Khufu: The second pharaoh in the fourth dynasty.
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Picture from Egyptian Pharaohs
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Pharaoh: A ruler of ancient Egypt
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Pyramid: A monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that in a point at the top.
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Dynasty: A sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group.
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Red land: Barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides.
Black land: The fertile land on the banks of the Nile. |
Picture form iText, Chapter 4, Section 1: The Jouney of the Nile
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Picture from Horticulture 202
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Silt: Fine sand, clay, or other material that is carried by running water.
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Hatshepsut: A women that was the fifth pharaoh in the eighteenth dynasty.
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Picture from History timeline: Biography of Pharaoh Hatshepsut
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Picture from Egyptian Obelisk Stock Images
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Obelisk: A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular section and a pyramidal top.
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