Definitions

Question 1

Civilization

Answer 1

a society or group of people or the process of achieving a higher state of social development

Question 2

Annotations

Answer 2

a note by way of explanation or comment added to a text or diagram

Question 3

Dynasty

Answer 3

a family of rulers who rule over a country for a long period of time also

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Kingdom

Answer 4

a country whose ruler is a king or queen

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BC

Answer 5

Before christ

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BCE

Answer 6

before common era

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AD

Answer 7

Anno domino “in the year of our lord”

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CE

Answer 8

common era

Question 9

Agriculture

Answer 9

the cultivating of the soil, producing of crops, and raising of livestock (farming)

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Irrigation

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artificial supply of water to agricultural land (watering)

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Shaduf

Answer 11

hand-operated device for lifting water

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Canal

Answer 12

waterways that are built by people and used for shipping, travel, and irrigation

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Inundation

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to cover or overspread with water (flood)

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Flax

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plant cultivated for its oil, seeds, and fibers, used to make linen

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Papyrus

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ancient writing materials, similar to paper, made from the papyrus plant

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Erosion

Answer 16

act in which Earth is worn away, often by water,ice, and wind

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Sediment

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solid materials transported and deposited by water, ice, and wind

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Tributary

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stream that feeds, or flows, into a larger system

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Hierarchy

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a social or political structure where power and wealth is concentrated at different levels in society

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Resurrection

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the action or fact of ressurecting or being ressurected (restore a dead person back to life)

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Mummification

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the process of preserving a dead body as a mummy

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Embalming

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preserve a corpse from decay

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Natron

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a mineral salt found in dried lake beds

Question 24

Canopic jars

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a covered urn used in ancient Egyptian burials to hold the entrails and other visceral organs from an embalmed body. Baboon - lungs Falcon - intestines Jackal - stomach Human - liver

Question 25

Sarcophagus

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a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations

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Amulet

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an ornament or small piece of jewellery thought to give protection against evil, danger, or disease.

Question 27

Red land

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the barren desert that protected Egypt on two sides

Question 28

Black land

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he rich, fertile land of the Nile Valley