Ancient Egypt Vocabulary

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longest river in the world that made civilization in Egypt possible

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Nile River

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The southern part of Egypt

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Upper Egypt

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The Northern part of Egypt

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Lower Egypt

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Cataract

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a section of the Nile River with rocky currents and rapids

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The fan-shaped region created when soil is deposited at the end of a river

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Delta

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ruler of Egypt

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Pharaoh

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The first king who unified Upper and Lower Egypt

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Menes

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a stone tomb with triangle-shaped sides that come together to form a point on top

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Pyramid

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a body preserved in a way to prevent it from decomposing

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mummy

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afterlife

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life after death