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18 Cards in this Set
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silt |
fine soil found on the river bottoms |
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dynasty |
a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
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cataract |
a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water |
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mummy |
a dead body preserved in a lifelike condition |
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pharaoh |
the title of the kings of ancient Egypt |
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astronomer |
a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
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Upper Nubia |
the region of ancient Nubia between the second and sixth Nile cataracts. |
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Giza |
an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid |
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delta |
a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
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hieroglyphics |
pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds |
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regent |
someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
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Lower Nubia |
the region of ancient Nubia between the first and the second Nile cataracts. |
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after life |
a life after death |
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Nubia |
an ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan |
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pyramid |
a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt |
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ore |
a mineral or combination of minerals mined for the production of metals |
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absolute power |
complete control over someone or something |
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artisan |
a worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand |
