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| an ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan |
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| a large waterfall or steep rapids |
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| a triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water |
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| fine soil found on river bottoms |
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| a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
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| complete control over someone or something |
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| someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
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| the legendary founder of the first Egyptian dynasty; according to tradition, unified Upper and Lower Egypt around 3100 BCE or earlier, and founded the capital of Memphis; possibly King Narmer of the carving known as the Narmer Palette |
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| the stepmother of Thutmose III; ruled Egypt as regent and then as pharaoh; achieved economic success, especially in trade |
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| the stepson of Hatshepsut; considered the greatest pharaoh of the New Kingdom of Egypt; expanded the empire to include Syria and Nubia; reigned from about 1479 to 1425 BCE |
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| a king of ancient Egypt from about 1333 to 1323 BCE; well known because the excavation of his tomb in 1922 provided new knowledge about Egyptian art and history |
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| a dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
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| a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt |
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| an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid |
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| pictures and other written symbols that stand for ideas, things, or sounds |
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| 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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| a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |
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| a mineral or a combination of minerals mined for the production of metals |
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| the region of ancient Nubia between the first and second Nile cataracts |
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| the region of ancient Nubia between the second and sixth cataracts |
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| a worker who is skilled in crafting goods by hand |
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