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Egypt vocab-Richard Lou
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Social Studies
6th Grade
11/20/2017

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Pharaoh
Definition
King of Ancient Egypt;held absolute power.
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Dynasty
Definition
Series of rulers from the same family.
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Regent
Definition
Person who rules for child pharaoh until they are old enough to rule.
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Vizier/Viceroy
Definition
Advisor to the pharaoh directly below pharaoh on social class pyramid.
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Corvee
Definition
Tax paid to pharaoh by working, not with money.
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Delta
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Small streams at the mouth of a river in a triangular shape.
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Silt
Definition
Very fertile soil left from the flooding of a river.
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Cataract
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Rock-filled rapids; very dangerous.
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Red land
Definition
Hot,dry desert land.
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Black land
Definition
Dark soil left by the floods;very fertile.
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