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| Dynasty | a group of rulers over several generations descending from the same family |
| Pyramid | burial tomb of the Pharaoh |
| Papyrus | a plant that grew along the Nile that paper was made from |
| Pharaoh | Egyptian kings |
| Sledges | sleds used to haul huge blocks of stone to the pryamid site |
| Hieratic | script used for everyday writing by the ancient Egyptians |
| sarcophagus | outer coffin containing the pharaoh's mummified body |
| Canopic Jars | containers that contained the embalmed organs from a body |
| Afterlife | in some religious beliefs, a life that follows after death |
| Temple | a home to a god or goddess |
| Nomad | a person who moved from place to place in search of food and water |
| Mummification | the process of preserving a body to ensure that the ka would recognize the deat body |
| Vizier | selected by pharaoh to act as a judge, mayor, or supervisor of tax collects |
| Inundation | the annual flooding of the Nile River |
| Cataracts | a series of six waterfalls along the Nile River |
| Ka | a lifeforce that traveled back and forth between the living and the dead |
| Rosetta Stone | object used by Jean Francois Champolion to decode hieroglyphics |
| Hieroglyphics | writng system with over 700 picture symbols carved on tombs and monuments |
| Delta | a triangular area of fertile land formed by silt |
| Natron | a salt compound used during mummification so the body would not rot |
