Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure Story Vocabulary

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Mummies, Tombs, and TreasureStory Vocabulary
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pharaoh

• King Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh.

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pharaoh

• Noun
• The title of a king of ancient Egypt

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coffins

• The people buried the king in a box made of
  gold, unlike the coffins of ordinary citizens.

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coffins

• Plural noun
• Boxes in which the bodies of dead persons are
  buried

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tomb

• The kings body was placed in an elaborate tomb.

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tomb

• Noun
• A grave or building in which a dead body is
  placed

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looted

• Later on, thieves broke into the tomb and looted
  many items.

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looted

• Verb
• Stolen valuable things from
• Plundered

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bazaars

• Valuable items were stolen and sold in open-air
  bazaars.

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bazaars

• Plural noun
• Markets made up of rows of small shops or stalls

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dramatically

• Soon the number of robberies increased so
  dramatically that guards had to be placed at all
  the tombs.

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dramatically

• Adverb
• In a manner having to do with plays or acting
• In a manner as exciting or interesting as a good
  play or story