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ss Egypt
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Nile River | worlds longest river |
Detta | area of sediment |
silt | fertile soil left behind after annual floods |
lower Egypt | located southern Egypt it is called upper because of the elevation |
lupper Egypt | located in the most north part of Egypt |
paprus | a writing surface similar to the papyrus weed that grew along the nile river |
Heroglyphs | symbol that stands for a word |
pharaoh | a king of a united Egypt |
Ra | most important god to the Egyptians ( the sun god) |
Pyramid | structure with triangular sides |
rosetta stone | large stone used to read heroglyphs |
nubia | Also know as Kush located south of Egypt the fought several times but were also trod partners |
Polythierm | more than one god |