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S.S. Section 1,2,3,4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Section | 1 |
| Nubia | an ancient region in the Nile River Valley, on the site or present-day southern Egypt and Northern Sudan |
| cataract | a large waterfall; any strong flood or rush or water |
| delta | a plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deosited by flowing water |
| slit | fine soil found on river bottoms |
| Section | 2 |
| pharaoh | the title of the kinds of ancient Egypt |
| dynasty | a series of rulers from the same family or ethnic group |
| regent | someone who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule |
| Section | 3 |
| afterlife | a life after death |
| mummy | a dead body preserved in lifelike condition |
| pyramid | a huge building with four sloping triangle-shaped side; built as royal tombs in Egypt |
| Giza | an ancient Egyptian city; the site of the Great Pyramid |
| Section | 4 |
| 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; the plant used to make this paper |
| astronomer | a scientist who studies the stars and other objects in the sky |