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21 Cards in this Set
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topography
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the shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region. y
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vegetation
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the plants of a region
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Nile River
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the longest river in the world, flowing through eastern Aftrica to a delta in northeast Egypt
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Egypt |
a nation in northeast Africa settled around 3100BC
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Kush
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a society along the Nile River, south of Egypt from about 2000BC to 350 BC
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Mediterranean Sea
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a body of water north of Africa
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Canaan
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a land northeast of Egypt, settled by ancient Isrealites, from about 1800B C to 70AD
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Jordan River
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a river in southwest Asia that flows from Lebanon Mountains, south through the dead sea of Galilee, ino the dead sea
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pharaoh
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a ruler of ancient Egypt
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Hatshepust |
the first woman pharaoh of ancient Egypt
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Ramses II |
an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, know as "Ramses The Great" He was a skilled military leader
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treaty |
a written agreement for peace
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authority |
the government or controlling power
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reign |
the period of time someone rules ussaly royalty
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social pyramid
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a pyramid outline showing the positions of society that is ranked by factor such as wealth
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social class
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a group in a society that is ranked by factors such wealth
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status
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importance
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noble |
of high birth or rank
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peasant
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a person who does farmwork for weathly land owners
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afterlife |
an existence after death
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hieroglyph |
a symbol used un hieroglythics a, a system of writing using pictures
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