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18 Cards in this Set
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cataract
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rapids in a river
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delta
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a plain at the mouth of a river
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silt
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fine soil found on river bottoms
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pharaoh
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king of egypt
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dynasty
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series of rulers from the same family
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absolute power
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complete control over everything
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afterlife
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life after death
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mummy
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preserved dead body
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pyramid
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triangle shaped building built as tombs
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hieroglyphics
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writing system of the Egyptians
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papyrus
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early form of paper
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natron
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salt used in mummification
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Anubis
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God of mummification
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Black land
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fertile soil along the Nile
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Red Land
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desert
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Akhenaten
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wanted Egypt to believe in one god- Aten
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Ramses II
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a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
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Hatshepsut
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First female pharaoh
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