Ancient Egypt words

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Words related to Ancient Egypt, definitions on backs
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Akhet Flood season - July to October
Peret Seed season - November to February
Shemu Harvest season - March to June
Vizier Chief judge
Natron Mineral salts, used in embalming
Hieroglyphics Ancient Egyptian writing system, using symbols
Shadoof Bucket for lifting water from the Nile
Afterlife Life after death
Cataract Rocky pass in the Nile
Civilisation Group of people in a settlement
Deity God or goddess
Dynasties Families of successive rulers
Embalming Preserving the dead
irrigation Watering crops
Ma'at Honesty or the goddess that represents it
Mummification Embalming
Nilometer Stone structures used to measure the height of the Nile
Papyrus Reeds used to make paper
Sphinx Lion with a man's head
Inundation The yearly flooding of the Nile
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