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| Nile River | 4,000 miles long; runs south to north |
| "The Gift of the Nile" | Nickname comes from black, rich soil called silt that is deposited from annual flood |
| Hieroglyphics | Scribes' symbols of pictures |
| Rosetta Stone | short story discovered written on stone in Greek, Demotic script and hieroglyphics |
| obelisk | tall monuments in Egypt that could be 70 feet tall; often inscribed with hieroglyphics honoring achievements of a person |
| Pharaoh | King of Ancient Egypt; ruled by divine right |
| Vizier | Highest rank in government next to the Pharaoh; Pharaohs relied on them to talk to the people |
| Gold, papyrus, linen, ebony, copper, iron | Goods traded up and down the Nile River |
| Number system | created a system of algebra to help build pyramids |
| Calendar | 3 seasons: flooding, planting, harvest seasons; 365 days |
| Papyrus | Paper made out of papyrus, a plant grown along the Nile |
| Land of Two Fields | Afterlife for Egyptians |
| Mummification | Body wrapped in linen cloth and was decorated with makeup and jewelry; body was placed in a coffin or series of coffins |
| Pyramids | Huge structures seen from miles away; prayers written in hieroglyphics; trap doors to trick tomb robbers; |
| The Sphinx | Located on Giza Plateau; monument that has human face and a lion body |
