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Ancient Egypt
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History
6th Grade
01/21/2012

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Nubia
Definition
land above the 6th Nile Cataract, source of much of Egypt's wealth and culture
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Memphis
Definition
old kingdoms capital
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Irrigation
Definition
a system for watering crops
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Delta
Definition
splitting of large river as it reaches the sea
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Pharaoh
Definition
religious and/or political ruler of ancient Egypt
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Menes
Definition
pharoah of Upper Kingdom that conquered lower kingdom to create the Old Kingdom
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Hatshepsut
Definition
first female ruler in written history, led Egypt to great peace and wealth during the Middle Kingdom
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Ramses II
Definition
ruler who built many great monuments during the New Kingdom
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Dynasty
Definition
a string of rulers from the same family
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Book of the Dead
Definition
holy book with chants and spells needed in afterlife
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Sarcophagus
Definition
coffin
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Monotheism
Definition
religious belief in one diety
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Polytheism
Definition
religious belief in many deities
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Equinox
Definition
12 hour days of the year when the earth is exactly vertical on its axis
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survey
Definition
to record the location and dimensions of land by taking exact measurements and applying rules of geometry
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legacy
Definition
significant items passed down from ancestors to descedants
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Hieroglyphics
Definition
ancient Egyptian system of writing using picture symbols
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Rosetta Stone
Definition
stone with 3 languages found in 1799 that helpes historians understand hieroglyphics
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Papyrus
Definition
paper made from wet reeds
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plantation estate
Definition
an extremely large farm, usually staffed by workers who live on-site
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sam buczek
Definition
the best sister in the world.
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