| AMULET: A piece of jewelry used to ward off evil, a good luck
charm. |
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| ARCHAEOLOGIST: A person who studies a civilization by examining
the artifacts left behind. These remains may be tools, weapons, jewelry,
and even the bodies of its people. |
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| CARTOGRAPHER: A person who makes maps. |
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| CARTOUCHE: A carved inscription of a pharaoh's name. The inscription
is contained in an oval symbolizing an official scroll. |
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| CATARACT: A waterfall. There were six cataracts on the Nile River
in ancient Egypt. |
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| DELTA: Deposited soil at the mouth of a river. |
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| DESHRET: An Egyptian word meaning the red land, the desert. |
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| HIEROGLYPH: One of the symbols used in Egyptian writing. |
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| KEMET: An Egyptian word meaning the black earth, the fertile
soil of the Nile River Valley. |
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| LOWER EGYPT: The area of Egypt north of Thebes, including the
delta. |
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| MUMMY: A preserved or embalmed body. |
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| PAPYRUS: A reed that grows on the banks of the Nile river. It
is weaved into baskets and sandals. Most importantly, it is still used
to make paper. |
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| PYRAMID: A building or object having four triangular sides meeting
at point on the top. |
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| SARCOPHAGUS: A stone coffin. |
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| TOMB: A structure for the burial of the dead. |
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| UPPER EGYPT: The area of Egypt south of Thebes. |
