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Egypt Lesson 1
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Egypt | an ancient kingdom and present-day country in northeastern Africa |
| Nile River Valley | the area of land surrounding the Nile River |
| Nile River | the longest river in the world, it flows from East Africa to Egypt (from south to north) |
| Lower Egypt | the region of Egypt that surrounds the Nile Delta (North) |
| Upper Egypt | the region souuth of the Nile Delta |
| Memphis | a city on the Nile in Egypt |
| delta | a triangular-shaped area at the mouth of some rivers |
| silt | a mixture of soil and small rocks |
| papyrus | a plant whose stems are used to make a kind of paper |
| cataract | a waterfall |