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Egypt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cataract | a waterfall or rapids in a river |
| delta | a fan-shaped area of silt near where a river flows into the sea |
| silt | fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor |
| papyrus | a reed plant that grew wild along the Nile |
| papyrus | a ruler in ancient Egypt |
| dynasty | a line of rulers from one family |
| absolute power | Complete control over someone or something |
| Regent | a person who rules for a child until the child is old enough to rule. |
| afterlife | (in some religions) life after death |
| mummy | (especially in ancient Egypt) a body of a human being or animal that has been ceremonially preserved by removal of the internal organs, treatment with natron and resin, and wrapping in bandages. |
| pyramid | a monumental structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet in a point at the top, especially one built of stone as a royal tomb in ancient Egypt. |
| shadoof | a bucket attached to a long pole used to transfer river water to storage basins |
| theocracy | a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god. |
| theocracy | an official in a government department, in particular one perceived as being concerned with procedural correctness at the expense of people's needs. |
| embalming | preserve (a corpse) from decay, originally with spices and now usually by arterial injection of a preservative. |
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