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| scribe | a person who copies manuscripts |
| papyrus | a type of paper made from reeds |
| hieroglyphics | a system of writing in ancient Egypt |
| pyramid | huge stone structure built by the ancient Egyptians as a royal tomb |
| pharoah | the supreme ruler of Egypt |
| ankh | an ancient Egyptian symbol of life, a cross with a top loop |
| ibis | a large, long-legged wading bird |
| ziggurat | large temple built by ancient Sumerians |
| cuneiform | system of writing developed in ancient Sumeria |
| Judaism | a world religion founded by the ancient Hebrews |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| monotheism | belief in one god |
| subcontinent | large land mass that is connected to a continent |
| citadel | walled-in area, similar to a fortress that was built to protect a city |
| dynasty | line of rulers who belong to the same family and pass control from one generation to the next |
| oracle | a special priest in ancient Chinese society who was believed to receive messages from the gods |
| flourish | grow or develop with vigor |
| Hebrew | a Jew or Israelite |
| proverb | a short, wise saying used for a long time by many people |
| irrigation | the watering of dry land by means of streams, canals, or pipes in order to grow more crops |
| silt | bits of black soil, sand and clay laid down by flowing water |
| charioteer | a person who drives a chariot |
| empire | a group of lands and people under one government |
| migration | the movement of a large group of people from one country to another in order to settle there |
| tributary | a small river of stream that flows into a large river |
