Social Studies Vocab
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- sarcophagus
- a large stone coffin
- vegetation
- the plants of a place or region
- hieroglyph
- a symbol used in heiroglyphics, a system of writing developed in about 3000 B.C.E
- kandake
- a powerful female ruler who co- ruled Kush with her husband and sons
- treaty
- a written agreement by which two or more states agree to be peaceful
- alliance
- an agreement for nations to work together for common interests
- embalm
- to treat a dead body with preservatives to prevent it from decaying
- fertilization
- the process of adding fertilizer, or plant food, to soil
- topography
- the surface features of a place of region, such as mountains or deserts
- dynasty
- a family or group that rules for several generations
- pyramid
- a huge triangular- shaped monument of ancient Egypt built around a tomb
- papyrus
- a tough water plant used to make paper and rope in ancient times
- artisans
- a craftsperson
- delta
- an area of sediment deposited at the mouth of a river
- archer
- a person with a bow and arrow
- peasant
- a person who does farmwork for wealthy landowners
- vizier
- a high- ranking goverment official
- nomad
- a person who moves from place to place with no permanent home