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6th Grade
11/23/2013

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Dynasty
Definition
A series of rulers from the same family.
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Pharaoh
Definition
An Ancient Egyptian King
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Absolute Power
Definition
Having ALL of the power.
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Crook
Definition
The Shepard's staff.
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Flail
Definition
A farming tool.
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Double Crown
Definition
A crown combining the white crown of upper Egypt and the red crown of lower Egypt. It symbolizes unity.
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Afterlife
Definition
A life after death.
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Papyrus
Definition
An early from of paper made from a plant found along the Nile.
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Obelisk
Definition
A long, tall, four-sided monument with a pyramid on top.
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Amulet
Definition
A good luck charm worn by the living and also placed on mummies.
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Pictogram
Definition
A symbol that looks like what it represents.
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Ideogram
Definition
A symbol that represents an idea.
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Cartouche
Definition
A Hieroglyphic name plate and/or seal.
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The "Book of the Dead"
Definition
The common name for an Ancient Egyptian funeral text.
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Embalm
Definition
To preserve a body.
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Natron
Definition
A type of salt used to dry out the body of a mummy.
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Scarab
Definition
A Dung Beetle.
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Silt
Definition
Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river.
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Cataract
Definition
A large waterfall; Any strong flood or rush of water.
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Delta
Definition
A triangular-shaped plane at the mouth of the river, formed when a sediment is deposited by flowing water.
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Regent
Definition
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule.
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Mummy
Definition
A dead body preserved in a lifelike condition.
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