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Chapter 4
Egypt- The Gift of the Nile
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| delta | an area of fertile land at the mouth of a river |
| silt | a rich layer of soil left behind after a flood |
| caravan | a group of traders traveling together, often through deserts |
| pharaoh | an Egyptian ruler |
| civil war | fighting between people within their own country |
| economy | the system of making and trading things |
| mummify | to wrap a dead body in strips of cloth to keep the body from decaying |
| armor | a strong metal covering that protects the body in battle |
| annex | to take over, to add a piece of land to one's country |
| obelisk | a tall, pointed stone pillar |
| hieroglyphics | a kind of picture writing in Egypt |
| papyrus | a reed from the Nile River used to make paper |
| scroll | a roll of papyrus |
| cubit | a measurement that is the length of an arm from the end of the middle finger to the elbow |
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