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Egypt Vocab
Ch. 4
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History
7th Grade
11/24/2010

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CATARACTS
Definition
waterfalls
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OSIRIS
Definition
god of eternal life
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HATSHEPSUT
Definition
female pharaoh; stepmother of Thutmose
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HYKSOS
Definition
invaded and ruled Egypt for 150 years
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MUMMY
Definition
linen wrapped embalmed body
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PHARAOH
Definition
a ruler,priest,and god
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ISIS
Definition
ruled over the dead with Osiris
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EMBALMING
Definition
process to preserve dead bodies
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PYRAMIDS
Definition
great tombs or "Houses of Eternity"
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AMENHOTEP IV
Definition
pharaoh who started a new religion;changed name to Akhenaton
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SHADOOF
Definition
machine to lift water from the Nile to basins
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MENES
Definition
"Wearer of Both Crowns"
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HIEROGLYPHIC
Definition
Egyptian writing in which pictures stand for words or sounds
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DELTA
Definition
fan-shaped area of fertile land
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AHMOSE
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Egyptian prince who drove the Hyksos out of Egypt
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THUTMOSE III
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warrior-pharaoh
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HAPI
Definition
river god
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PAPYRUS
Definition
reed used for paper,baskets,sandals
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RE
Definition
sun god
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