Egypt Vocab Flashcard

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Major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, historically considered the longest in the world.

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Nile River

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Egypt’s capital on the Nile features Tahrir Square and the Egyptian Museum, home to royal mummies and King Tut artifacts.

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Cairo

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Mediterranean port city in Egypt, home to a famous lighthouse and library during the Hellenistic period.

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Alexandria

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Ancient pyramid-shaped structures in Egypt.

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Pyramids

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Highest mountain in Egypt, locally Gabal Katrîne.

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Mount Catherine

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Traditionally known as Jabal Musa, this 2,285-metre mountain is located on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, near Saint Catherine.

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Mount Sinai

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Greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom, the most powerful period of Ancient Egypt.

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Rameses II

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Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, last active ruler, descendant of Ptolemy I Soter.

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Cleopatra VII

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Egyptian city at the Suez Canal's northern end, known for a lighthouse from 1869 and the former Simon Arzt store.

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Port Said

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Artificial waterway in Egypt connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, dividing Africa and Asia.

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Suez