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Nubia
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An ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of the present-day southern Egypt and Northern Sudan
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Cataract
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A large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
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Delta
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A plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
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Silt
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Fine soil found on river bottoms
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Pharaoh
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The title of the kings of ancient Egypt
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Dynasty
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A series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
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Absolute Power
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Complete control over someone or something
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Regent
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Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
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Afterlife
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A life after death
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Mummy
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A dead body preserved in lifelike condition
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Pyramid
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A huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
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Giza
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An ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
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Hieroglyphs
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Pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things or sounds
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Papyrus
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An early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta; the plant used to make this paper
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Astronomer
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A scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky
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Ore
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A mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals
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Lower Nubia
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The region of ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts
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Upper Nubia
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The region of ancient Nubia between the second and sixth Nile cataracts
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Artisan
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A worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand
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Herodotus explored Egypt in the ____ B.C.
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400s
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The Nile River flows ______ to _________
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South to North
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The Nile River course is more than ______ miles long
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4000 miles
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The Blue and White Niles meet in _______, Africa
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Sudan
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