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Egypt
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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 a 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
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tax paid to pharaoh by working not with money
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delta
Definition
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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blackland
Definition
dark soil left by the floods;very fertile
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