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1st 9 Weeks 2012
Vocabulary for Egypt & Academic Vocabulary
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History
7th Grade
11/12/2008

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Term
Menes
Definition
King of Upper Egypt who united Upper and Lower Egypt who became the first pharaoh of Egypt
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cataract
Definition
a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
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delta
Definition
a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water
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silt
Definition
fine soil found on river bottoms
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pharaoh
Definition
title of the kings of ancient Egypt
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Nile
Definition
The world's longest river
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mummy
Definition
a dead body preserved in lifelike condition
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pyramid
Definition
a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
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hieroglyphics
Definition
pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things or sounds
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papyrus
Definition
an early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta; the plant used to make this paper
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Lower Egypt
Definition
the part of Egypt found to the north; where the Nile Delta is found
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Upper Egypt
Definition
the part of Egypt found to the south where the Nile River begins in the mountains
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irrigation
Definition
the watering of dry land by means of canals or pipes
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agriculture
Definition
The raising of crops and animals
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domesticate
Definition
Training plants and animals for human use
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geography
Definition
The study of the Earth
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latitude
Definition
Lines on the global grid that run east to west and measure distances north and south of the Equator
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longitude
Definition
Lines on the global grid that run north to south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian
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