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Ancient Egypt
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History
6th Grade
08/27/2008

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natron
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noun.
a hydrous native sodium carbonate used in ancient times in embalming, in ceramic pastes, and as a cleansing agent
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amulet
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noun.
a charm (as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil
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canopic jars
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noun.
a jar in which the ancient Egyptians preserved the organs of a mummified person for burial with the mummy
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sarcophagus
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noun.
a stone coffin that inside would hold a mummy
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mastaba
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noun.
an Egyptian tomb that is oblong in shape with sloping sides and a flat roof
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delta
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immortal
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Pharaoh
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dynasty
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tomb
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grave robber
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royal
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rebellion
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afterlife
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mummy
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organs
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linen
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pyramid
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cartouche
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embalmed
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funeral mask
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funeral
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last rites
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vizier
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tributaries
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oasis
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granary
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winnowing
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obelisk
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noun.
an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
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papyrus
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noun.
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pleat
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noun.
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kilt
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noun.
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pendant
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noun.
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girdles
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chariot
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noun.
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trellis
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noun.
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catch-basin
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noun.
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arid
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silt
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noun.
a deposit of sediment (as by a river)
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cultivation/
cultivate
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noun/verb.
to prepare or prepare and use for the raising of crops, to loosen or break up the soil about
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domestication/
domesticate
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noun/verb
to adapt an animal or plant to live in closeness with and to the advantage of humans
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harper
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noun.
a person who plays the harp
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kneading
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verb.
to work and press into a mass with the hands
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ochre
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noun.
an earthy usually red or yellow and often impure iron ore used as a pigment
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kohl
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noun.
a preparation/ cosmetic used especially in Arabia and Egypt to darken the edges of the eyelids
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garland
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noun.
a circular or spiral arrangement of intertwined material (as flowers or leaves)
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lotus
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noun.
a water lilies represented in ancient Egyptian and religious symbolism
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hierglyphics
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noun.
the picture script of the ancient Egyptian priesthood —often used in plural but singular or plural in construction
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dowry
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noun.
the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage, a gift of money or property by a man to or for his bride
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forfeit
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verb.
to lose or lose the right to especially by some error, offense, or crime
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patron
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goddess
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idol
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jackal
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ibis
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justice
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temple
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feeble
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worship
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rage
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polytheism
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monotheism
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scarab
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sacred
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deity
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primordial
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judgment
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miracle
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ravage
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