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22 Cards in this Set
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Cataract
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A large powerful waterfall
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Delta
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Mouth of the river
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Papyrus
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A writing material made by the Egyptions from reed.
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Dynasty
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A series of rulers from the same family.
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Afterlife
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The life that follows death
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Book of the Dead
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Hymns, prayers, and magic spells put in the tombs
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Embalm
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A way to pospone the decay of a dead body.
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Mummy
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A dead body embalmed in the manner of ancient Egypt.
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Sarcophagus
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Any kind of coffin.
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Pharaoh
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A ruler of Egypt
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Pyramid
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a egyption building where they put pharos egyption tombs insid of.
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Natron
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Salt to embalm the body
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Canopic jars
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Jars put into the tomb - usually 4. you put organs into but not the heart.
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Hieroglyphics
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The ancient Egyptian writing system
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Rosetta Stone
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Stone that provided the key to reading hieroglyphics.
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Ra
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Sun god
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Osiris
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Chief god of the underworld
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Rosetta Stone
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probided the key to unlock hierogylphics
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menes
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legendary king of upper and lower egypt who started first egyption dynasty
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tutankhamen
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king tut he was the ruler from 1352 bce he was the longest king tomb to not be looted.
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hatshepsut
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a ruler of egypt during 18 dynasty 1503 to 1482 BCE only female ruler
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obelisks
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a tall four sided stone pillar that tapers to a point on the pyramid.
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