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  • a government official
    bureaucrat
  • the function or part an individual fills in society
    role
  • important or significant
    crucial
  • a fan shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea
    delta
  • to build
    construct
  • papyrus
    a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile
  • the right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people
    authority
  • ruler of ancient Egypt
    pharaoh
  • unique
    one of a kind
  • textile
    woven cloth
  • cataract
    a waterfall or rapids in a river
  • a flat grassland, sometimes scattered with trees, in a tropical or subtropical region.
    savanna
  • to become weaker
    decline
  • Where are the pyramids located?
    Giza, Egypt
  • shadoof
    a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins
  • pyramid
    a great stone tomb built for an Egyptian Pharaoh
  • embalming
    the process of treating a body to keep it from decaying
  • to gain something through a planned effort
    obtain
  • to bring together into one unit
    unite
  • acquire
    to get possession of something
  • a writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols
    hieroglyphics
  • involving physical effort
    manual
  • a line of rulers from one family
    dynasty
  • a material that produces a pleasant smell when burned
    incense
  • government by religious leaders
    theocracy
  • to depend on someone or something
    rely
  • fertile soil
    silt
  • a government representative to another country
    envoy
  • challenge
    to invite the start of a competition
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