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| artifact | An object left by people who lived long ago. |
| primary source | A first hand account that records or recalls an event as it happened. |
| secondary source | A kind of written record historians use to describe events as truthfully as possible. |
| oral history | The history or tradition of a people handed down from one generation to another by word of mouth. |
| anthropology | The study of the physical characteristics of people and the way people organize society. |
| archaeology | The study of the human past through artifacts. |
| fossil | The hardened remains or traces of an ancient plant or animal. |
| prehistory | The time period for which there are no written records. |
| nomad | A person who moves from place to place. |
| Agricultural Revolution | A great change that occurred when people learned how to raise animals and plants for food and clothing. |
| civilization | The stage of cultural development marked by the presence of cities, trade, government, art ,writing and science. |
| scribe | An official record-keeper who copied manuscripts and records. |
| barter system | People buy and sell goods by exchanging one item for another. |
| irrigate | To supply water to crops, usually trhough canals, ditches or pipes. |
| society | A group of people that share the same pattern of living. |
| fertile | Land capable of growing large amounts of crops. |
| crop | Plant raised by farmers. |
| arid | Not enough rain to support agriculture. |
| code | A written body of laws |
| desert | A very dry area where little vegetation can grow. |
| arable | land that is good for agriculture |
| slave | Person held in servitude as property of another. |
| anarchy | Condition where there are no laws or order.. |
| silt | mixture of water and soil that is carried and deposited by water |
| dune | a mound of sand heaped up by the wind |
| monarchy | govt. power passed down from one family member to another |
| absolute power | ruler answer to no one |
| dynasty | one family rules over a long period of time |
| Giza | location of Great Pyramid |
| pharaoh | ruler of ancient Egypt |
| sphinx | ancient Egyptian statue with animal body and man's head |
| papyrus | tall reed used to make paper in ancient Egypt |
| peasant | farmer |
| Menes | united upper and lower Egypt, est. first dynasty |
| scribe | official record-keeper |
| culture | the way of life of a group of people including customs, traditions, values |
| economy | the way in whcih natural resources and workers are used to produce goods and services |
| export | something that is sent to another country |
| mummy | a body treated for burial with preservatives to keep it from decaying |
| hieroglyphics | a form of picture writing used by early Egyptians |
| ecology | the balance between living things and their environment |
| oasis | place in desert with a water supply like a well or spring where plants and trees grow |
| bazaar | central market place |
