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The pharaoh was at the top of Egyptian society.

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND GOVERNOR: a person who ruled part of ancient Egypt for the pharaoh, living there and making sure the pharaoh’s orders were carried out MINER: a person who digs something valuable, such as coal, copper, or gold out of the ground PHARAOH: a ruler of ancient Egypt, usually a man

12 THE UNTOLD HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: EGYPTIANS