Ancient Egypt Flashcards
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dynasty
A
a sequence of rulers from the same family, stock, or group
2
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pharaoh
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a title of an ancient Egyptian king
3
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pyramid
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(in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple
4
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scribe
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a person who serves as a professional copyist
5
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hieroglyphics
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designating or pertaining to a pictographic script
