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Ancient Egypt
Term | Definition |
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Mediterranean Sea | A body of water north of Africa |
Nile River | The longest river in the world, flowing through Eastern Africa to a delta in northeastern Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea. |
Nile River | flows from south to north |
Jordan River | A river in southwestern Asia that flows from the Lebanon Mountains south through the Sea of Galilee, into the Dead Sea |
Canaan | A land northeast of Egypt, settled by the ancient Israelites from about 1800 BCE to 70 CE |
Kush | A society along the Nile River, south of Egypt, from about 2000 BCE to 350 CE |
Egypt | a nation in Northeastern Africa it was settled around 3100 B.C.E. |
topography | The shape and elevation of surface features, such as mountains or deserts, of a place or region |
vegetation | the variety of plants found in an area that includes bushes, trees, grass, and flowers. |
delta | Piece of land in the shape of a triangle or fan made by deposits of mud and sand at the mouth of a river. |
Sea of Galilee | Israel’s largest freshwater lake, passed through by the Jordan River |