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13 Cards in this Set
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Cataract |
Rock filled rapids |
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Delta |
A trianglar shaped plain at the mouth of a river formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
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Silt |
Rich, fertile soil deposited by the flooding of a river |
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Pharaoh |
The title of the kings of ancient Egypt |
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Dynasty |
A series of rulers from the same family |
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Regent |
Someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
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Afterlife |
The next life in wich the dead are believed to live again |
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Mummy |
A dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
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Pyramid |
A huge building with four sloping outside walls shaped like traingles |
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Hieroglyph |
A kind of picture writing in wich some pictures stand for ideas or things and others stand for sounds |
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Papyrus |
A earlier form of paper made from a reedlike plant found in the marshy Nile, Delta |
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Astronomer |
A scientist who studies stars and other objects in the sky |
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Artisan |
A worker who is especially skilled in making something such as baskets, leather goods, tools, jewelry, pottery, or clothes |
