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| hieroglyphs | pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds |
| papyrus | an early form of paper made from the reed plants found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta |
| astronomer | scientist who studies the sky and objects in the sky |
| slaves | These were people captured in wars; formed a separate class; could work their way to a higher class |
| upper class | small group made up of preists, nobles, and members of the pharaoh's court |
| middle class | made up of merchants and skilled workers |
| peasants | the largest class of people, mainly farmers and laborers (workers) |
| complete | The pharaoh's had absolute, or ___________ power |
| harvest | This was the busiest season for the Egyptian peasants |
| roads and temples | When not farming, Egyptian peasants may work building ______________ |
| annual floods | Seeing Sirius, the Dog Star, in the sky just before sunrise, was a clue that what was coming soon? |
| record Egypt's growing wealth | Writing was used to help ____________________. |
| art, tomb paintings, and written records | How do scholars learn about early Egyptian life? |
| service to the pharaoh | In early Egypt, people could move up in class status through _____________ |
| Rosetta Stone | artifact found about 200 years ago that helped us "decode" Egyptian hieroglyphs |
| writing, astronomy, math, and medicine | Egyptians made advances in _______________ |
