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12 Cards in this Set
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Desert
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Dry, sandy land with little or no plant life
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Upstream
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In the direction agianst the flow of the river; at the upper part of a river.
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Unite
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To bring together as one
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Pharaoh
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A ruler of ancient Egypt
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Tax
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Money paid to a support a government
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Tomb
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A grave, usually one that is enclosed in stone or cement
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Pyramid
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A huge stone structure with a square base and four trianglar sides that meet in a point at the top; Egyptian rulers were buried in the pyramids
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Transport
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To move from one place to another
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Mummy
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A dead body kept from rotting by being treated with chemicals and wrapped in cloth
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Hieroglyphics
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A system of writing using pictures or symbols to represent objects, ideas, or sounds
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Papyrus
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A writing paper the Egyptians made from water plants of the same name
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Translate
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To change the words of one language to another
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