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18 Cards in this Set
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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 broad, windswept gravel plain in the Sahara
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Reg
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A great "sea" of sand
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Erg
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A sand dune
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Draa
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A land area lower than the land around it
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Depression
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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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A preserved body
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Mummy
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A burial place for the dead, often for a dead ruler
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Pyramid
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A writing system in which pictures or symbols stand for sounds, whole words, or ideas
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Hieroglyphics
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A paperlike material that ancient Egyptians wrote on; made from reeds that grow in the Nile River
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Papyrus
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On a main time line, a blown-up section that gives a closer view of one time period
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Telescoping time line
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A tower, on top of a mosque, from which the faithful are to prayer
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Minaret
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A Muslim who calls the faithful to prayer
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Muezzin
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Too many people living in one place
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Overpopulation
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The old section of a North African city
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Medina
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An economic or political penalty, such as embargo, used by one or more countries to force another country to cease an act
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Sanction
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Egyptian farmers who own very small plots of land
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Fellahin
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