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Ancient Egypt
Egypt
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History
6th Grade
01/03/2018

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delta
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Triangle shaped FERTILE land where the Nile meets the Mediterranean
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kemet
Definition
"Black Land" ; very fertile soil left after flooding
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pharaoh
Definition
Egyptian king and god
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Upper Egypt
Definition
SOUTHERN part of Egypt; the highlands
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dynasty
Definition
Family of rulers
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Lower Egypt
Definition
NORTHERN part of Egypt near the Mediterranean
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hieroglyphs
Definition
Egyptian writing using picture like symbols
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deshret
Definition
"Red Land" or desert
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pyramids
Definition
Massive tombs for the pharaohs built during the Old Kingdom
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cataracts
Definition
Rock-filled rapids or waterfalls found along the Nile
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Giza
Definition
Plateau that holds the 3 largest pyramids
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Isis
Definition
Egyptian goddess; wife of Osiris (God of the Afterlife)
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Sahara
Definition
large desert stretching across most of Northern Africa
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Arabian
Definition
small desert in Egypt near the Red Sea
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Atlas
Definition
mountains that stretch from Morocco to Algeria
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Ahaggar
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mountains in southern Algeria
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Strait of Gibraltar
Definition
connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean
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