6 Soc EGYPT- L2
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strefelerk on April 9, 2008
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 unification | the joining of separate parts, such as kingdoms, into one |
| pharaoh | the title used by the rulers of ancient Egypt |
| Old Kingdom | Egypt from about 2700 B.C. to about 2200 B.C when early pharaohs united Upper and Lower Egypt |
| mummification | the process of preserving a dead body through embalming and drying |
| pyramid | a massive structure built of stone, usually having a square base and four triangular sides that slope upward |
| hieroglyphics | the ancient Egyptian system of writing that used symbols to stand for objects, ideas, or sounds. |
| papyrus | a kind of paper made from papyrus, a reed plant growing along the Nile, that the ancient Egyptians used for writing. |
| economy | the way a country manages money and resources for the production of goods and services |
| expedition | a group of people that go on a trip for a specific reason |
| Memphis | capital of Egypt's Old Kingdom, located on the Nile near present-day Cairo |
| Menes | King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt |
| Khufu | Egyptian pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid |
| Jean Champollion | 1790 - 1832; translator of the Rosetta Stone |
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