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Chapter.5 Vocab Flashcards

1
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A fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea.

A

delta

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2
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A bucket attached to a long pole use to transfer river water to storage basins.

A

Shadow

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3
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A reed plant that grew wild along the Nile

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papyrus

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4
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A writing system made up of a combination of pictures and sound symbols.

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Hieroglyphics

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5
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A line of rulers from one family.

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Dynasty

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6
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One of a kind different from all others.

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Unique

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7
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To separate from others.

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Isolate

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8
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To unite; to bring together into one unit.

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Unify

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9
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Government by religious leaders

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Theocracy

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10
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Ruler of ancient Egypt

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Pharaoh

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11
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A government official

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Bureaucrat

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12
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Process of treating a body to keep it from decaying

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embalming

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13
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Great stone to build for an Egyptian pharaoh

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Pyramid

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14
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To divide into shares and deliver the shares to different people

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Distribute

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15
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Important or significant

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Crucial

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16
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To be president continuously or have a home in a particular place

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Reside

17
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Work

A

Labor

18
Q

To build

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Construct

19
Q

The function or part an individual fills in society

A

Role

20
Q

Involving physical effort

A

Manual

21
Q

To gain something through a planned effort

A

Obtain

22
Q

A material that produces a pleasant smell when burned

A

Incense

23
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A government representative to another country

A

Envoy

24
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To get possession of something

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Acquire

25
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The right or power to give orders, make decisions, or control people

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Authority

26
Q

To become weaker

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Decline

27
Q

A flat grassland, sometimes with scattered trees, in a tropical or subtropical region

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Savanna

28
Q

Woven cloth

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Textile

29
Q

To depend on someone or something

A

Rely

30
Q

To invite the start of a competition

A

Challenge

31
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A waterfall or Rapids in a river.

A

cataract

World History Vocab (5 decks)

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