Ancient Egypt Project Vocabulary

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the way people use and manage their resources

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economy

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a ruling family

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dynasty

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officials who wrote/someone who can read and write

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scribe

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a symbol or drawing that represents a word or sound/Ancient Egyptian writing system

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hieroglyphics

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a body preserved through a special process

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mummy

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King of Egypt

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pharaoh

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a crop used to make paper

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papyrus

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a triangle shaped area of soil at the mouth of a river that spreads out like fingers

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delta

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True or False: Ancient Egyptians believed in only ONE God.

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False

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Why is King Tut so famous?

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His tomb had over 5,000 artifacts inside.