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21 Cards in this Set
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This is a grassy plain
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Savanna
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This is lowland formed at athe mouth of some rivers by the silt that is dropped there. It is often in the shape of a triangle.
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Delta
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A waterfall or a spot where water runs fast over rocks.
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Cataract
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A waterfall or spot where water runs fast over rocks.
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Cataract
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A region with a single government and a united group of people
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Nation-state
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To tell ahead of time what will happen
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Predict
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The yearly time of flooding in ancient Egypt
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Inundation
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Life after death
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Afterlife
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A city-state in ancient Egypt
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Nome
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A series of rulers from the same family
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Dynasty
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A ruler of ancient Egypt
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Pharaoh
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An advisor to a pharaoh of ancient Egypt
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Vizier
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A command
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Decree
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A writing system in which pictures or symols stand for ideas, objects, or sounds
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Hieroglyphics
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This is a paperlike material used by ancient Egyptians ; made from reeds that grow in the Nile River.
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Papyrus
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A burial place for the dead; often used for a dead ruler
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Pyramid
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A preserved body
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Mummy
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A go-between
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Intermediary
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A war in which groups of people from the same place or country fight one another
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Civil War
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A network of appointed government officials
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Bureaucracy
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A path that traders use when they exchange goods
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Trade-route
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