History Vocabulary-Ancient Egypt

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Nile River

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The longest river in the world (4,145 miles) that starts in Central Africa and flows north through Egypt, emptying into the Mediterranean sea.

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White Nile

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A branch of the Nile river that starts from Lake Victoria, Uganda.

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Blue Nile

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A branch of the Nile river that starts in Lake Tana, in the mountains of Ethiopia.

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Khartoum

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Modern capital city of Sudan, and the place where the White and Blue Nile join to form one Nile river.

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Nile Cataracts

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The 6 points long the Nile River where the river has rapids and water falls.

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Nile Delta

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The triangular area of small streams and marshes, made by the build up of soil at the mouth of the Nile where it empties into the Mediterranean sea.

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Nile Valley

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An area of fertile land along the banks of the Nile that extends from the first cataract to the Nile Delta.

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Western Desert

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Desert to the west of the Nile that lies between Egypt and Libya.

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Eastern Desert

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Desert to the east of the Nile that lies between the Nile and the Red Sea.

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Mediterranean Sea

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The large body of water among the North coast of Egypt.

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Sinai Peninsula

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The peninsula attached to Egypt that connects Africa to Egypt.

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Natural barrier

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A physical feature of land or body of water that creates a natural border between 2 regions

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Black land

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The fertile land of the Nile valley. It is called Black Land because of the black silt from the Nile that is deposited on the fields during the annual Nile flood

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Red land

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The desert cliffs and sands on both sides of the Nile valley.