s.s Chapter 4 vocabulary Flashcards

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Delta

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Flat plain formed on a seabed

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Cataract

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Group of rocky rapids

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Artisan

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Skilled worker who practices hand craft

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Pharaoh

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King of ancient Egypt

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Dynasty

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Series of ruler from the family

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Bureaucracy

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System of many governments officials who carry out government rules and regulations

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Mummy

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Body that has been preserved so it would not decompose

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Hieroglyphics

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Symbol that stands for a word idea or sound

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Papyrus

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Writing surface similer to paper

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Pyramid

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Structure with triangular sides

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Sculpture

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Statue or other free standing peace of are made of clay or stone

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Anatomy

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Study of a structure of the body and its organs

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Commerce

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Buying and selling of goods and services

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Ivory

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Hard white material made from elephant tusks

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Interdependence

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Dependence by each country or group on the other

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Meteoritic script

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One of the worlds first alphabets invented in ancient Nubi

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Ebony

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Black wood from west Asia