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Egypt
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Social Studies
7th Grade
11/22/2011

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AFTERLIFE
Definition
life after death or at a later time in a person's lifetime
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pharaoh
Definition
the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
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hieroglyphics
Definition
a form of writing used eg in ancient Egypt, in which pictures represent words and sounds.
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polytheistic
Definition
worshipping or believing in more than one god
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nobles
Definition
A person of noble rank or birth.
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obelisk
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A stone pillar, typically having a square or rectangular cross section and a pyramidal top, set up as a monument or landmark.
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papyrus
Definition
a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley
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pharaoh
Definition
A ruler in ancient Egypt.
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polytheistic
Definition
worshipping or believing in more than one god.
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pyramid
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an ancient massive structure found especially in Egypt having typically a square ground plan, outside walls in the form of four triangles that meet in a point at the top, and inner sepulchral chambers
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Roseta stone
Definition
a black basalt stone found in 1799 that bears an inscription in hieroglyphics, demotic characters, and Greek and is celebrated for having given the first clue to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
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sphinx
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an ancient Egyptian image in the form of a recumbent lion having a man's head, a ram's head, or a hawk's head
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theocracy
Definition
government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
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