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25 Cards in this Set
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cataract
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steep rapids caused by narrowing of a river-waterfall
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delta
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triangular shaped deposit of soil near the mouth of a river
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source
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where a river originates
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outlet
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where a river empties into a larger body of water
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papyrus
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a long thin reed growing on banks of the Nile-used to make paper
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dynasty
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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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embalm
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to treat a corpse with subtances that prevent decay
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mummify
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to make into a mummy by embaling and drying
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hieroglyphics
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ancient writing system of the Egyptians in which pictorial symbols stand for words and sounds
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pharoah
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means great house-also given to rulers of Egpyt in the New Kingdom
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obelisk
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tall, four-sided stone pillar that tapers to a point like a pyramid (Washington Monument)
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pyramid
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massive stone structure, having a square base and four triangular sides that slope upward to the apex
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access
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the right to enter or use
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tribute
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gift or payment to show respect or admiration
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Book of the Dead
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hyms, prayers, and magic spells having to do with the afterlife
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Black Land
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Egyptian name for the area near the banks of the Nile River
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Red Land
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Egyptian name for the Arabian and Libyan deserts
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silt
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fine, grained, fertile soil carried by rivers and deposited on the banks
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cartouche
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a name plate or tage -appears in hieroglyphic writings-always set of by an oval shape
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Rosetta Stone
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black slab of basalt containing three different languages- Greek, Demonic, and hieroglyphic. Key to deciphering hieroglypics
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Valley of the Kings
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an area west of Thebes where rulers where buried
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polytheism
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belief in many gods
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monotheism
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belief in one god
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regent
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some one who rules for a child until they are old enough to rule
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