Chapter Three: Ancient Egypt and Nubia
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Nubia: an ancient region in the Nile River Valley; on the site of present-day southern Egypt and northern SudanCataract: a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush of water
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Delta: a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing waterSilt: fine soil found on river bottoms
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Pharaoh: the title of the kings of ancient Egypt
Dynasty: A series of rules from the same family or ethnic group
Dynasty: A series of rules from the same family or ethnic group
Absolute Power: complete control over someone or something
Regent: someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
Regent: someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule
Afterlife: life after death
Mummy: a dead body preserved in life like condition
Mummy: a dead body preserved in life like condition
Pyramid: a huge building with four sloping triangle shaped sides; built as royal tombs in Egypt
Giza: an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
Giza: an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid
Hieroglyphs: pictures and other written symbols
that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
Papyrus: an early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta
Astronomer: a scientist who studies the starts and other objects in the sky
that stand for ideas, things, or sounds
Papyrus: an early form of paper made from a reed plant found in the marshy areas of the Nile delta
Astronomer: a scientist who studies the starts and other objects in the sky