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Fertile Crescent
a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East. Between the Tigris and the Euphrates.
"Rivers of Life and Death" (fertile crescent)
The rivers give both life and death. Life when they supply water for people, crops, animals. Death when the rivers flood and cause destruction..
Hammurabi's Code (fertile crescent)
first written code or set of laws (Eye for an Eye)
artisan
a skilled craftsmen
astronomer
a scientist that studies the sky.
regent (egypt)
someone who rules for a child until they are old enough to rule for themself.
pyramid (egypt)
triangular burial tome for Egyptian pharaohs during the old kingdom.
Dynasty
A series of rules from the same family.
Mummy
a dead body that is preserved.
nation
a political group of people under a single government.
afterlife
life after death
sarcophagus
outside coffin of a mummy case
Osiris (egypt)
God of Death
vizier
a high government official in Ancient Egypt
delta
a low triangular area where a river divides before entering into a larger body of water
silt
a mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
