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An ancient region in the Nile river valley, on the site of present-day Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan
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Nubia
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a strong flood or rush of water
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cataract
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a plain at the mouth of a river; formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
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delta
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fine soil found on bottom of rivers
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silt
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the title of kings in ancient Egypt
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pharohs
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a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group
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dynasty
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complete control over someone or something
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absolute power
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someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
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regent
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a life after death
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afterlife
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a dead body preserved in a lifelike condition
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mummy
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a huge building with four sloping triangle shaped sides; built as royal tombs in ancient egypt
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pyramid
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An ancient Egypt city; the site of the Great Pyramid
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Giza
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pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
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hieroglyphics
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an early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marsh areas of the Nile delta
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papyrus
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a scientist that studys stars and other objects in the sky
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astronomer
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a mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals
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ore
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a worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand
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artisan
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the region of ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts
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Lower Nubia
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the region of ancient Nubia between the second and sixth Nile cataracts
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Upper Nubia
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