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ss Egypt
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |