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TCCS Social Studies Test 1
TCCS Social Studies Test 1
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Social Studies
5th Grade
02/22/2016

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Term
savanna
Definition
A grassy plain
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delta
Definition
A triangle shaped area of islands and marshes at the mouth of a river
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cataract
Definition
a waterfall or a spot where water runs fast over rocks (a lot of cataracts dividing Egypt and Nubia)
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nation-state
Definition
a country with a strong central government, a single ruler and usually a common history and culture. (Egypt was the first nation-state in history)
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predict
Definition
to tell ahead of time what will happen
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inundation
Definition
The yearly time of flooding in Ancient Egypt (When farmers built the pyramids and monuments) (Inundation, Emergence & Harvest)
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afterlife
Definition
life after death (religion)
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nome
Definition
A city-state in ancient Egypt
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dynasty
Definition
A series of rulers from the same family
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pharaoh
Definition
a ruler of ancient Egypt (believed to be half god and half man)
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vizier
Definition
An advisor to a pharaoh of ancient Egypt
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decree
Definition
Command
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hieroglyphics
Definition
A writing system in which pictures or symbols stand for ideas, objects, or sounds
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papyrus
Definition
a paper like material ancient Egyptians used to write on made from reeds that grow in Nile River
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pyramid
Definition
A burial place for the dead often for a dead ruler
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mummy
Definition
a preserved body
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intermediary
Definition
a go-between
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civil war
Definition
A war in which groups of people from the same place or country fight one another
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bureaucracy
Definition
A network of appointed government
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annex
Definition
to take over
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independence
Definition
complete freedom
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ally
Definition
Supporter
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trade network
Definition
a group of buyers and sellers
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