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| class system | society was divided into different social groups . The highest group included kings, priests, and wealthy property owners. Middle class- skilled workers, merchants, and farmer. Lowest class- slaves |
| silt | particles of earth and rock that build up in rivers or streams |
| How did the Egyptians manage the Nile? | They built canals to bring water to parts of land the water did not reach and they strenghtened the riverbanks to keep the river from overflowing |
| afterlife | a life believed to follow death |
| How did the concept of an afterlife play a central role in anciet Egyptian life and culture? | It led them to build huge pyramids as well as temples and monuments |
| pyramid | triangular sides on a rectangualr base that is a palace where an Egyptian king planned to spend the afterlife |
| hieroglyphics | a writing system that uses pictographs to stand for words or sounds |
| Re | living son of the Egyptian sun god |
| Horus | Egyptian sun god |
| pharaoh | Egyptian king who was thought of as a god |
| mummifying | preventing bodies from decaying by treating them with preservatives and wrapping in cloth bandages |
| polytheism | belief in many gods |
| Rosetta Stone | it helped scholars read and understand hieroglyphics |
| Nile | world's largest river |
| Giza | the largest pyramid, built for Khufu |
| coffins | mummies were placed here |
| papyrus | early form of paper made from a reed from the Nile |
| class system | priests were the highest, peasants were the lowest |
| astronomers | scientists that helped predict the flood of the Nile for farming |
| Women | In Egypt women had many rights |
